The longest-ever US government shutdown appeared headed Monday to an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in advancing a compromise deal – sparking intra-party backlash.
Since Oct 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while government benefits and services have been increasingly disrupted.
Severe impacts on air traffic have begun to mount in recent days, with hundreds of flights cancelled daily, raising the political pressure to end the stalemate.
After clearing a key procedural hurdle late Sunday, the Senate was expected to pass the compromise budget late Monday or overnight.
The bill will then move to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which could vote on it as early as Wednesday to send it to…