The Senate passed a six-month funding bill Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate averted a government shutdown on Friday, adopting a spending bill that keeps federal funds flowing through September but also slashes $13 billion in nondefense spending.

The Senate voted this afternoon to pass a Republican-written spending bill and avert a government shutdown. In a crucial ...

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The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing a G.O.P.-written stopgap spending measure ...

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