Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have taken a major step toward bringing the longest running government shutdown in U.S. history to an end. The Senate tonight approved a stopgap measure that would reopen the government. Here's NPR Sam Greenglass.

At the core is a resolution funding parts of the government

through the end of January. The Senate has been voting on a version of that for weeks now. What's new

is this stopgap is now paired with three full-year appropriations bills that would fund some

agencies, including ones providing food assistance and services for veterans.

The package also has a provision to reverse the firings of federal employees during the shutdown.

That same section would prevent more layoffs through January 30th. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has also promised a vote on expiring health insurance subsidies.

Now, Speaker Mike Johnson, urging lawmakers to return to Washington,

saying the House must vote as quickly as possible to send the measure to President Trump's desk.

President Trump says he wants to issue what he's calling $2,000 dividends from tariff revenue.

But NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports that Treasury Secretary says there's no formal proposal yet.

President Trump on social media has twice in recent days suggested the payments for low and middle

income people.

However, on ABCs this week on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said the money may not

take the form of payments, but could simply

include tax cuts already passed into law. It could be just the tax decreases that we are seeing

on the president's agenda. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on social security,

deductibility of auto loans. NPR asked the White House for any specifics on a plan. An official

not authorized to speak on the record said, quote, the administration is committed to putting this

money to good use for the American people. Daniel Kurtzleben and PR News. President Trump's

ability to levy tariffs is being challenged before the Supreme Court. The president says

he wants to give Syria's new leader a chance to succeed, calling him a tough guy with a rough past.

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