Breakthrough comes after some Democrats agreed to reopen government without a guaranteed extension of health subsidies.

Shutdown enters 38th day as US grapples with unprecedented disruptions to government programs

The U.S. government shutdown has dragged on for 38 days because of a dispute over whether ACA tax credits should be included in a stop-gap funding bill.

The new proposal would extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for one year.

The new proposal would have extended Affordable Care Act subsidies for one year and formed a bipartisan committee to tackle health care reforms.

Democratic leader Schumer offered Republicans votes to end gov't shutdown and extend the expiring healthcare subsidies.

But the workday ended with no bipartisan deals announced on reopening the government and no release to the public of full-year funding bills.

The record shutdown is now in its 39th day and has affected everything, from food aid to air travel.

The Senate may be close to an agreement to fund the government and end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Republicans are working with Democrats to potentially reopen the government into January. Democrats have voted 14 times not to reopen thus far as they demand extension of…

Senators plan to vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to 40-day shutdown in reach

The U.S. government shutdown has dragged on for weeks because of the refusal by Democrats in the Senate to approve a bill that does not extend ACA tax credits.

Republicans found enough Democrats willing to drop their party's demand to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies for millions of people.

Breakthrough comes after some Democrats agreed to reopen government without a guaranteed extension of health subsidies.

The amended package will still have to be passed by the House and sent to Trump for his signature, a process that could take days

Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock.

Tentative deal would punt funding fight to January, while handing Democrats a clear victory

The U.S. Senate on Sunday night voted to advance a proposal that, if passed by Congress, would fund the federal government through January, marking an important step toward ending…

The measure signals a major breakthrough but the deal still needs to get over more hurdles in Congress.

The longest shutdown in US history appears to be drawing to a close, leaving Democrats divided and Trump's hard line paying off.

The deal, which does not include any guarantees on extending health care subsidies, came under sharp criticism from several Democratic leaders.