WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington "right now" after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown.

What You Need To Know • Speaker Mike Johnson says that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington "right now" after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown • It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation, but Johnson said Monday the "nightmare is finally coming to an end" after the Senate voted 60-40 to consider a compr

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