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House advances bill to end government shutdown with hours until final vote

The record-breaking U.S. government shutdown appears to be on a glide path to finally ending after 43 days.Federal funding legislation aimed at opening the government survived a key test vote in the House later Wednesday, teeing it up for final passage in a matter of hours.That means the bill could hit President Donald Trump's desk as soon as Wednesday night, likely ending what has been the longest shutdown in U.S. history.The White House announced that Trump would sign the bill in a statement of administration policy obtained by Fox News Digital.AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ISSUE DESPERATE PLEA AS

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