The Senate passed a bipartisan bill late Tuesday that, if made into law, would avoid a government shutdown this weekend by extending funding through Nov. 17. While the Senate’s action shows cooperation between Democrats and Republicans is possible in ...

Senate leaders teed up a potential breakthrough in the government shutdown stalemate Tuesday as the House of Representatives remains in paralysis.

An agreement between Senate Republicans and Democrats would keep agencies open through mid-November and provide billions in aid for Ukraine and disaster relief. But House Republicans are likely to balk.

Democratic President Joe Biden and McCarthy had aimed to head off a shutdown this year when they agreed in May, at the end of a standoff over the federal debt ceiling. The White House on Tuesday urged Republicans to honor that deal.