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A bipartisan group of senators agreed on a deal to reopen the government.
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Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
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Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers' phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
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On Sunday the Senate took a crucial step toward reopening the government when a small group of Democrats joined Republicans to advance a bill.
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.
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Airlines brace for further chaos, even as eight Democratic senators broke ranks with their party to back a deal that could end the shutdown.
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