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U.S. Senate passes bill to reopen federal government

Name: U.S. Senate passes bill to reopen federal government
Uploaded: 2025-11-11T11:37:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: Tuesday marked Day 42 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but the timer could stop on Wednesday. As Lauren Victory reports, a few Democrats — including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), switched his no vote to a yes.

Tuesday marked Day 42 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but the timer could stop on Wednesday. As Lauren Victory reports, a few Democrats — including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), switched his no vote to a yes.