Senate Dems join with Republicans to pass government funding bill, avert a midnight shutdown
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
The Senate passed a stopgap government funding bill on Friday – hours before a partial shutdown of federal agencies was set to take effect Friday at midnight.
A handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to advance the House-passed GOP plan to keep the government funded through September, which cleared the upper chamber’s filibuster in a 62-38 vote, with 10 Democrats voting to advance the measure.