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The government is currently still shut down, but officials say it could end soon. Here's what follows Sunday night's tight vote.
As the government reopens, various timelines are in place for when affected areas such as SNAP and air travel return to normal.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that a number of TSA officers who went "above and beyond" during the shutdown would be getting $10,000 bonuses.
The Senate could vote as soon as Nov. 10 to approve the compromise bill to fund the government through Jan. 30. But House members must vote again, too.
The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of the gold-standard federal data that is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory of the nation’s economy.
The previous longest government shutdown was under the first Trump administration and lasted 35 days. Spanning from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, it is also the most recent federal shutdown in U.S. history.
A bloc of eight Democrats voted with Republicans in a 60-40 vote on a package that would temporarily fund the government until January 30.
The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.
The longest government shutdown in United States history could soon end, but it will require the House of Representatives to pass a funding bill.
The House is set to vote next week on a bipartisan bill calling for the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files. This comes as the federal government is working to get back on track after the longest-ever government shutdown ended.