The Senate voted Friday to advance a bill funding the government through September and averting a government shutdown, thwarting an effort by some Democratic lawmakers who had wanted to use a shutdown threat to curtail President Trump's mass firing of federal workers.

The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September.

The Senate approved the House-passed stopgap bill on Friday despite significant Democratic division.

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…

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff with the Trump administration.

Senate passes Republican-led spending bill, averting government shutdown, despite Democratic opposition, sending it to President Trump for approval.

Senate Republicans led the passage of legislation that will avert a government shutdown.Nine Democrats voted to avoid a filibuster, despite strong

Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much worse."