The House would need to approve the measure to prevent a funding lapse.

The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday that would fund the government through Dec. 11 to prevent a government ...

The Senate wrapped up its work for August in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning and departed for a five-week recess after ...

The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House ...

The Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would extend government funding to December 11 in a bid to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

The Senate has passed a stopgap measure to keep the government funded until Dec. 11, a move aimed at averting a government shutdown just weeks ahead of high-stake midterm elections. The spending bill ...

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its own short-term funding measure last ​month. The two chambers will have to ⁠resolve their ⁠differences before Pr ...

The Senate easily passed a bipartisan continuing resolution early Saturday morning, likely easing the traditional September rush to head off a partial government shutdown in October. On a lopsided ...

The Senate averted a government shutdown by passing a six-month spending bill on Friday, sending it to President Donald Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections.

The bill generally funds the federal government at current levels though Dec. 11, but includes a variety of funding exceptions that senators negotiated with the White House.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate passed a bill Saturday to fund the government beyond the midterm elections, putting the onus back on the House to head ...