End to US government shutdown in sight as stopgap bill advances to House

WASHINGTON The longest-ever U.S. government shutdown moved forward Monday toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal -- sparking intra-party backlash. Since Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while government benefits and services have been increasingly disrupted. Severe impacts on air traffic have begun to mount in recent days, with more than 1,000 flights canceled daily, raising the political pressure to end the stalemate. "We'll be opening up our country very quickly," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding: "the deal is very good." With the stopgap funding bill passed through the Senate, the legislation moves to the House of Representatives for a vote, which like the Senate is controlled by Republicans. The chamber could vote on the bill as early as Wednesday to send it to Trump's desk. "It appears to us this morning that our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end, and we're grateful for that," House Speaker MikWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times