Image Credit: Getty Images With the federal government in its 40th day of shutdown, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to chart a path forward after a late-night procedural vote in the United States Senate signalled a rare break in the stalemate. A small group of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to advance a stop-gap funding measure - the first serious step to resuming normal government operations - but deep divisions remain over key policy riders and whether the remaining funding fight can be closed quickly. Learn more below.