U.S. senators reached a bipartisan deal on Sunday (November 9, 2025) that would resume federal funding and end a shutdown which has stretched to a record 40 days and forced many government operations to grind to a halt, U.S. media reported.

Outlets including CNN and Fox News reported the lawmakers had reached a stopgap agreement to fund the government through January after wrangling over health care subsidies, food benefits and President Donald Trump’s firings of federal employees.

As news of the major breakthrough emerged, Mr. Trump told reporters when he arrived at the White House after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida: “It looks like we’re getting close to the shutdown ending.”

The legislative measure is set to get a procedural vote in the Senate later on Sunday nigh

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