In a 54-46 vote Friday evening, Senate Republicans passed House Republicans’ short-term spending bill, after nearly a dozen Senate Democrats... And that’s that. The Republican-backed continuing resolution has passed,

A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

Ten Democrats voted to advance the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September, setting the stage for the Republican-led measure to pass