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 ...
A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...
The measure had a pathway for passage following the cloture vote on the bill, which passed on a near-partisan basis in the ...
Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...
The Senate minority leader came under heavy fire for the second straight day from Democrats enraged at him for backing a ...