House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session

The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Wednesday, with a vote on a stopgap funding package to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air-traffic control system.

The end is in sight for the shutdown, but what's next? Is the Senate returning today? House vote? President Trump's signature? The latest.

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans

The U.S. Senate on Monday, Nov. 10, passed a funding package to end the record-breaking shutdown, putting the federal government on a path to reopening in coming days. It was a sure sign that the longest-ever funding crisis,

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

The shutdown could continue a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation. The legislative package that appears on track to end the shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions of Americans.