Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding bill to the House

By Sarah Ferris and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A small band of Senate Democrats have voted with Republicans to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government - without securing their party's demand to guarantee an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which help millions of Americans afford insurance. The funding compromise will now go to the House, where GOP leaders are hopeful it could pass as soon as Wednesday (local time) and end the longest-ever US shutdown. The recently