Senate passes stopgap to avert pre-election shutdown
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- The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday in a bipartisan 90-6 vote, advancing the chamber closer to averting a pre-election government shutdown
- The continuing resolution would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11, according to the bill text described in the source
- The vote's timing pushes the next government funding deadline past the November midterms, removing the shutdown threat from the electoral calendar
- The 90-6 margin reflects broad bipartisan support, with only six senators crossing the chamber's center to oppose the measure
Why it matters: By moving the shutdown deadline to Dec. 11 — past Election Day — congressional leaders shield both parties from a last-minute spending fight that could have dominated the final weeks of the midterm campaign. Lawmakers now have until late November to negotiate full-year appropriations, a narrow window that compresses the year-end spending fight into a single post-election sprint.
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