The Senate will reconvene this afternoon for a rare Sunday session aimed at ending the government shutdown, although there are few signs of an imminent breakthrough.
By late Sunday afternoon, coalition of about 10 Senate Democrats reportedly signaled they will support moving forward with a package of three appropriations bills, coupled with a short-term funding stopgap through the end of January.
The deal also reportedly includes a December floor vote on extending the expanded pandemic-era Affordable Care Act tax credits for one additional year as well as language aimed at reversing the federal layoffs carried out during the shutdown.
The shutdown as of Sunday was 40 days long, the longest in U.S. history.
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