The Senate now has enough Democratic votes to reopen the government after a 40-day shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures. A group of centrist Democrats led by Sens.

We are on Day 37 of the longest government shutdown ever. Will the Senate vote today to reopen the government? What time? See the latest.

The Senate passed its bill that would end the government shutdown on Monday night by a vote of 60-40. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for further consideration. The House could vote on it as soon as Wednesday and then send it on to President Donal Trump's desk.

Senate Republicans are in a deadlock with Democrats over the government shutdown, with various ideas being proposed to break the stalemate, and President Trump suggesting that eliminating the

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, plans to ask Trump for a commutation of her 20-year sentence, a whistleblower said.

The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote today? Here's the latest.