#news It's official the US Senate passes legislation to reopen the federal government #DC The US Senate has cleared a major bipartisan funding package to reopen the federal government after a record-breaking 41-day shutdown, the longest in American history. #ChristinaAguayoNews The vote on a key procedural step passed 60-40 earlier in the evening, with final passage following shortly after, This as a handful of Democrats joined Republicans to reopen the Government and pay federal employees. The