Senate Advances GOP Funding Bill with Support from 10 Democrats, Deepening Party Divisions

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Senate Votes To Advance GOP Funding Bill, Likely Avoiding Government Shutdown

The vote to proceed was 62-38, triggering a process that is expected to lead to passage of the funding bill later today and avoid a shutdown. Lawmakers had a deadline of midnight on Saturday.

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10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown

A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a crucial step toward avoiding a government shutdown while infuriating many within their own party.

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BREAKING: Senate advances Trump-backed CR—10 Dems vote aye

$13 billion in cuts to nondefense spending as well as a $6 billion increase in defense spending are proposed in the bill and it is written to fund the government until the end of the fiscal year.

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