Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday that he is taking steps to avert a shutdown as Speaker Mike Johnson’s next moves remain unclear.

The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday.

The Senate will advance a bipartisan stopgap government funding bill on Thursday after efforts to pass a similar measure in the Republican-controlled House fell apart, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass a partisan six-month funding measure that was tied to voter registration reform.

With two weeks until a potential government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is losing patience with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signaling the Senate is prepared to move first.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is initiating the first procedural step to vote on a stopgap bill aimed at preventing a partial government shutdown set to start in 12 days. Schumer emphasizes bipartisan collaboration as both parties negotiate to keep the government open.

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that the Senate would "step in" to avert a government shutdown after a plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to get approval. "House Republicans don't seem to have any plan for actually keeping the government open, so the Senate will step in.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday set up a vote on a stopgap bill in his chamber following the failed attempt to pass a government funding patch out of the House.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the Senate will "step in" to pass a funding bill to avoid a "Trump" shut down. His remarks come after the House failed to pass Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution.