Senators reach deal that could end government shutdown, US media reports

US senators have reached a bipartisan deal that would resume federal funding and end a shutdown which has stretched to a record 40 days and forced most government operations to grind to a halt, US media reports.

Outlets including CNN and Fox News report that lawmakers have reached a stopgap agreement to fund the government through January after wrangling over health care subsidies, food benefits and US President Donald Trump’s firings of federal employees.

The measure is expected to get a procedural vote in the Senate in the coming hours.

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