Live updates: Senate has enough Democratic votes to end government shutdown; Trump attends Commanders game
The Senate now has enough Democratic votes to reopen the government after a 40-day shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures.A group of centrist Democrats led by Sens. Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), negotiated the deal to reopen the government Sunday night with Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).King said it
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