What to know on Day 41 of the government shutdown

The Senate late Monday approved a long-sought funding package that would end the government shutdown, bringing Congress one step closer to ending an impasse that has gripped Washington for 41 days and sowed chaos across the country. The legislation now heads to the House for approval as early as Wednesday.

The bill's final passage in the Senate was all but guaranteed after a successful vote to advance it on Sunday evening, when eight Democratic senators crossed the aisle. But the chamber worked Monday to come to an agreement to speed up the process, before taking a series of votes to incorporate various elements of the deal into a single legislative package.

The final version of the bill extends government funding through January 202

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