Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday will tee up a stopgap spending bill for a vote next week in a last-minute bid to avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown. The legislative move comes the day after the Republican-led House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposal to extend current funding levels into the next

Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will take a first procedural step on Thursday to allow his chamber to vote on a stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown that will otherwise begin in 12 days.

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote Wednesday on a stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding for six months and require Americans to provide proof of citizenship when they vote,

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.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a partisan spending plan that is seemingly doomed to fail. Republicans who forced Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to scrap a vote last week due to their intense opposition have said they have still not changed their positions on the bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces the House will move forward with a vote Wednesday on a continuing resolution to fund the government.

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.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday that he would be forging ahead with his plan to keep the government open, but the effort is unlikely to succeed amid lukewarm support from the House GOP and Senate Democrats.

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.

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.