The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.

The Senate passed a bill Friday that will fund the government through September and avert a shutdown. Some Democratic lawmakers had wanted to use a shutdown threat to curtail President Trump's mass firing of federal workers.

A bill mostly keeping government funding at levels set during Joe Biden's presidency was signed by President Trump Saturday morning.

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September. His signature Saturday ends the threat of a partial government shutdown and caps off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats. The bill largely keeps government funding at levels set during Joe Biden’s presidency, though with changes. It trims non-defense spending by about $13 billion from the previous year and increases defense spending by about $6 billion. The Senate cleared the legislation on Friday in a 54-46 party line vote, with Democrats helping advance it despite problems with the bill.

A government shutdown has officially been averted, as President Donald Trump signs the continuing resolution into law.

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce. After days of heated debate, top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer broke the logjam on Thursday…

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats. Donald Trump Signs Bill Funding Government for 6 Months, Ending Threat of Partial Government Shutdown.

CNN commentator Van Jones said that the Democratic Party is showing "volcanic anger" towards Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. after he voted for the recent spending bill.