A deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in history looked in reach on the morning of Nov. 10, following a 60-40 vote on a spending compromise to reopen the government.

Eight Senate Democrats broke ranks with the party to vote for the deal, backing off what had been a hard line over the government providing larger subsidies for health insurance purchased on the federal exchanges. The subsidies were left out of the spending bill passed by Republicans in Congress earlier this year, causing significant spikes in the monthly premiums consumers would pay.

The agreement does not lock in the subsidies, but it would undo layoffs President Donald Trump attempted to make during the shutdown. It would also seemingly end two of the most visible and painful effects of the shutdown: fli

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