WASHINGTON — The Senate could vote Sunday on advancing a potential breakthrough deal to end the country’s longest-ever government shutdown, fund the government through Jan. 30, and fully restore food stamp aid for 42 million people, among other critical programs.

Senate GOP leadership is tentatively eyeing a procedural vote on the deal later in the day Sunday, but the situation is very fluid, and there are parliamentary gimmicks progressive Dems could deploy to theoretically keep the government shut for a few more days even if the deal advances.

The deal features two major components: a temporary funding patch to keep the government open through Jan. 30 and a three-bill “minibus” measure to permanently fund government programs related to the military, veterans and Department of Agricultu

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