The Senate is poised to take a procedural vote on a deal negotiated between rank-and-file members that will likely have sufficient Democratic support to overcome the 60 vote filibuster, sources tell MSNBC.

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,

A group of Democratic senators joined with Republicans to strike a deal on Sunday night that would take the first step in ending the longest US government shutdown in history. At least eight Democrats were willing to vote in favour of a negotiated deal with the White House and Senate Republicans,

A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.

House members and Senate candidates with no direct say in the agreement were apoplectic about a deal cut by moderates.

A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, in a major sign the government shutdown is poised to end,

The Senate could vote Sunday night on a test vote that would fund the government through Jan. 31 and end the 40-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Enough Democrats are expected to vote to pass the bill,