US senators have voted to approve a bill which could prove to end the longest ever government shutdown.

Government services have been temporarily suspended during the 41-day shutdown, with roughly 1.4 million federal employees on upaid leave or working without pay.

The 60-40 vote follows a weekend of negotiations in Washington, which saw a minority of Democrats join with republicans to vote in favour of an agreement. The bill now goes to the US House of Representatives where a vote is expected on Wednesday, November 12.

After the government ran out of money on October 1 many government services have been suspended.

The shutdown has created chaos across a variety of services, including US air travel. 7,000 flights have been delayed and 2,000 cancelled because of staffing shortages.

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