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Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman,
a group of Senate Democrats and an independent broke ranks yesterday and voted with Senate Republicans to move forward with a short-term spending deal.
It would reopen the federal government, close now for 41 days.
Most Democrats have been opposing a deal.
They demand that Republicans extend subsidies for health insurance.
Main independent Senator Angus King voted for the deal.
He feels further delay won't get Republican senators to change their position on restoring the healthcare tax credits.
Would it change in a week or another week or after Thanksgiving or Christmas?
And there's no evidence that it would.
The stopgap deal would fund the government through the end of January.
Some agencies would get funding for a full year.
Late last night,
a federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to restore full funding to the federal food assistance program known as SNAP.
And P.R.'s Tovia Smith reports the shutdown has held up the benefits.