Bill, a first step to ending the shutdown, will still need to be deliberated and passed by the Senate, and win approval in the house. Key US politics stories from 9 November at a glance
The first step toward ending the US government shutdown has been made after a handful of Democrats and dozens of Republicans voted to advance legislation in the Senate.
The funding bill will still need to be deliberated and passed by the Senate and approved by the House to end what has been the longest government shutdown in US history.
The compromise bill received exactly the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate, with almost all Republicans voting in favor along with eight Democrats, many of whom are moderates or serving their final terms.
But the measure leaves out the healthcare subsidies that Democrats had demanded for weeks, leading most Democrats to reject it.
