The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may soon come to an end after the Senate voted Sunday to advance a plan for reopening.

Democrats had been holding out to negotiate the extension of Obamacare subsidies set to expire soon. However, eight Senate Democrats broke ranks Sunday and voted with Republicans on an updated continuing resolution to reopen the government, leaving Democrats with nothing to show for their weeks-long stand except for the promise to later vote on the subsidies, Fox News reported .

The vote Sunday was the first step in passing the spending package and CR out of the Senate, at which point the issue would go back to the House for approval, then onto President Donald Trump’s desk. Once signed, it would reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026, giving lawma

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