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The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that will fund the federal government, paving the way for an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted 60-40 Monday in favor of legislation that will fully fund the government through Jan. 30. The vote comes nearly six weeks after failure to pass a government funding bill led to a government shutdown.

Seven Democrats, along with Sen. Angus King, I-Me., joined with Republicans to back the measure after amendments to the legislation were made: Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican to oppose the

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