The fight over the budget has now moved to the US House of Representatives, a day after the Senate cleared a stopgap funding measure to end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, as House Democratic leaders are encouraging members to vote against the bill.

The Republican-led measure was passed in the Senate on Tuesday with the support of eight senators from the Democratic caucus who broke ranks with the party. The stopgap package, which will keep the government running until January 30, did not include funding for healthcare subsidies – which is at the heart of the political impasse that has gripped the US since October 1.

Top Democrats, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are seeking an amendment to the bill to extend healthcare subsidies under the Affordable

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