By breaking rank with fellow Democrats, Nevada’s Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen were instrumental in ending a stalemate Sunday that brought the federal government closer to reopening after more than 40 days.

They were two of seven Democratic senators — and an independent who caucuses with them — who joined Republicans Sunday in a vote to end the shutdown , allowing the majority party a filibuster-proof 60 votes.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would “abide by the deal.”

“Based on everything I’m hearing, they haven’t changed anything and we have support of enough Democrats, and we’re going to be opening up our country … very quickly,” he said from the Oval Office.

However, it was unclear on Monday exactly when that might happen. A resolution could come as early

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