The longest-ever US government shutdown appeared headed towards a resolution on Monday after the US Senate voted to pass a compromise budget measure. The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber’s Republicans and eight Democrats, who unsuccessfully sought to tie government funding to health subsidies that are due to expire at the end of the year. Since October 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while government benefits...