As the United States government shutdown enters its 40th day, the US Senate late on November 9 (local time), neared an agreement to re-open the government. A procedural measure saw 60-40 support to advance a deal that would put an end to the record-breaking shutdown, Bloomberg reported.

The forward move came after a few Democrats broke party lines to agreed with Republican terms, it added. Among these include Virginia's Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, whose state saw scores of federal workers laid off — he said it was because the bill bans new layoffs for federal workers through January 30. The state has 3,00,000 federal employees.

The US House of Representatives also needs to approve the measure before it reaches Donald Trump for his signature. Also Read | Amazon AWS CEO advise

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