Senate takes first steps toward ending the government shutdown

Because today marks day 41 of the government shutdown. But after nearly six weeks, lawmakers finally took the first step to ending the stalemate yesterday. After a number of Senate Democrats backed a Republican funding bill to reopen the government until the end of January.In a 60 to40 vote, a group of moderate Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans on legislation that funds the government and holds a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire January 1st. If it ...