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When asked if a Sunday vote was possible on a White House, GOP compromise Sen. Reid said, "I hope so."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) instructed senators to stay close to the Capitol Sunday afternoon as congressional leaders and President Obama furiously negotiated a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling.. 

“I would not suggest [going to] a ball game,” said Reid from the floor to some laughter. “Maybe closer than that.”

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Senate Majority Leader Reid joined his Republican counterpart Sunday in expressing optimism on a debt deal currently in the works.

A congressional source said President Obama and GOP leaders had reached a tentative debt-ceiling deal; Reid says details unresolved.

The Senate will “live up" to its responsibility within the next two days, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who is a 26-year veteran of the upper chamber, said on Saturday night.  

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Saturday night he will continue to hold the Senate open until at least 9 p.m. as furious negotiations take place behind the scenes.

A vote is still expected on Reid's debt-ceiling legislation on Sunday at 1 a.m.

Harry Reid told Mitch McConnell it was just plain wrong when McConnell told reporters there was reason for hope.

In what could be a sign of a major development in ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations, Democratic leadership will schedule a vote for 5:30 p.m. that would request the presence of every senator in the chamber, sources told The Hill Saturday afternoon.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) completed a meeting with President Obama at the White House at 5:05 p.m.

The procedural vote in the Senate would instruct the body's sergeant-at-arms to request the presence of absent senators to the Capitol.

Republicans have repeatedly called Reid to move up a vote on his debt-ceiling legislation that is currently scheduled for 1 a.m. on Sunday but the majority leader has refused unless they agree to set a mere majority threshold for the vote.

This story was updated at 5:12 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggested House Republicans will use an unfair process to vote down his debt-ceiling legislation.

All but four Republican senators say they will not vote for the Senate majority leader's debt-ceiling plan.