House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he is preparing to call his members back to Washington while the Senate finalizes the deal.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could end this week after a compromise that would restore federal funding cleared an initial Senate hurdle late on Sunday, though it was unclear when Congress would give its final approval.

Late Sunday, the Senate took the first in a series of votes that likely will lead to the government reopening later this week.

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Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40 day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted wi

The U.S. Senate approved the first procedural votes in an attempt to end the shutdown as House Speaker Mike Johnson called representatives to return to Washington.

The Senate was drawing closer to a vote Monday evening on legislation to end the shutdown after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government.

President Donald Trump on Monday expressed support for the bipartisan deal to end the US shutdown, a key development that makes it likely the government reopens within days.