“The Senate is angling to take a key test vote as early as Sunday night on a plan that would reopen the government,” ABC News reports.

“The vote would be a big test to gauge whether enough Democrats would vote with Republicans to break the impasse even though they wouldn’t get an extension of Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of the year, which they have been holding out for through the 40-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history.”

Mediaite: House Democrats furious that their Senate colleagues are “caving” on shutdown.

CNN: Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end.

Punchbowl News: “As the shutdown hits Day 40, the Senate is beginning to make moves to reopen the federal government, although it could be several days before Congress finally approves the funding package.”

“And despite the longest shutdown in American history, Republicans and the White House refused to make major concessions on Democrats’ top demand: extending the enhanced Obamacare premium tax credits.”

“Roughly a dozen Democratic senators are prepared to support a procedural motion to move forward on a three-bill FY2026 appropriations package paired with a stopgap bill to fund the rest of the government until Jan. 30. The deal includes a commitment from Senate Majority Leader John Thune to allow a vote on an Obamacare subsidies extension. Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t — and likely won’t — make a similar commitment for an Obamacare vote.”