Republican senators are assembling a bipartisan spending package to break the nation’s longest government shutdown, but its fate is uncertain as Democrats demand an extension of expiring health care subsidies. A test vote could come Friday, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune keeping the chamber in session after Donald Trump urged an end to the impasse. The plan would fund food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, and temporarily extend other funding. Speaker Mike Johnson refused to promise a health care vote, a setback as moderates seek a deal while negotiators discuss back pay and recalling fired workers.

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