WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The vote was 54-46. Democrats were frustrated that Republicans went ahead with a measure they said included little input from them and one they viewed as shortchanging key priorities such as health care and housing assistance. But in the end, some of them viewed a shutdown as a worse outcome, and nine of them followed Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to allow the bill to come to a final vote.
(Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
