The Senate took a key step toward ending the government shutdown.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Monday, November 10th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

It has been 41 days since the federal government ran out of funding and shut down.

Last night, the Senate took one step toward getting it back open.

A group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance an agreement.

It would reopen the government through January 30th and would fund certain things for a full year. Here's Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the

Senate floor yesterday. From the truly precarious situation we are in with regard to air travel

to the fact that our staffs have been working without pay for a full 40 days now,

all of us, Republicans and Democrats, who support this bill, know that the time to act is now.

The deal that has been advanced would not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Those subsidies have been a key

sticking point during the shutdown. Instead, Thune committed to holding a separate vote on them

next month, after the government reopens. That has divided Democrats. Hakeem Jeffries and

Chuck Schumer, who are the top Democrats in the House and Senate,

respectively, both came out against the deal. Here's Schumer yesterday saying he would not support

the agreement, known as the CR. I must vote no. This health care crisis is so severe,

so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good

faith support this CR that fails to address the health care crisis. Still, seven Democratic

senators broke ranks and one independent who caucuses with Democrats. Gene Shaheen of New Hampshire was one of them.

She said letting the shutdown go on longer would, quote, only mean more harm for families in

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