The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a Republican-sponsored 45-day stopgap government funding resolution with the help of Democrats in a bid to avert a looming government shutdown.

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The U.S. Senate is set to vote on a short-term spending bill that will fund the government for another 45 days. The House had passed the bill in an attempt to avert a shutdown.

The House of Representatives passed a 45-day stopgap spending bill on Saturday after after Republicans refused to abide by a deal cut with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling over the summer. The vote was 335-91,

WASHINGTON—The House passed a measure to extend government funding through mid-November after a coalition of Republicans and Democrats joined ranks to stave off a government shutdown, putting the matter squarely in the hands of the U.

House Republicans are tentatively planning to push a vote Saturday on a temporary government spending measure that avoids cuts to federal agencies and provides billions to replenish the nation’s disaster funds.