Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
Government Shutdown Averted: Senate Passes GOP Funding Bill—Despite Democratic Infighting
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...
Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown
A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...
How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...
Government to stay open as Senate averts shutdown
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
Government shutdown averted as Democrats help Senate approve GOP spending bill
Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...
Trump signs order to eliminate 7 federal agencies after Senate averts government shutdown
President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to eliminate seven federal agencies that focus on media, libraries, ...
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Shutdown averted: Enough Senate Democrats vote with the GOP to pass a government funding bill
Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.