WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives will vote Wednesday, Nov. 12, on a funding package to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

The measure is expected to pass and then go to the desk of President Donald Trump , who has said he will approve it. A small group of Democrats in the Senate announced Sunday night they had negotiated an agreement with Republicans and the White House to resolve the funding crisis.

"The deal is very good," the president said Monday.

If lawmakers manage to sidestep widespread flight disruptions in returning to Washington, they'll take the penultimate step in moving past a political mess that has lasted for more than a month and left millions of Americans unable to afford food, travel and rely on countless government services.

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