The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after ...
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...
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 ...
UPDATED with Senate passage, 4:01 PM: The Senate passed a bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year and ...
Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside all Republicans in a key procedural vote to advance House Republicans’ ...
After a 54-46 vote, the measure now heads to Trump to sign into law hours before government funding was set to lapse.
The Senate is expected to begin voting Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
The bill narrowly passed the House earlier this week, with Rep. Thomas Massie being the only House Republican to oppose it.
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...