The vote was open for more than two hours so Sen. John Cornyn could cast the 60th vote upon returning to the U.S. Capitol, Roll Call reported.

The Senate took a key step toward reopening the government last night as lawmakers push to end the longest shutdown in US history.

As news of the breakthrough emerged, Trump told reporters when he arrived at the White House after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida: “It looks like we’re getting very close to the shutdow...