The Senate has approved short-term funding that would keep federal agencies open past the coming election, Reuters reports. According to Bloomberg, the bill omits Trump's spending priorities.
US federal agencies can only spend money that Congress appropriates; when that authority lapses, large parts of the government shut down. Stopgap bills are used to bridge the gap while the White House and lawmakers remain at odds over what the government should fund.
The US Senate has approved short-term financing that keeps the federal government open past the coming election, Reuters reports. According to Bloomberg, the bill leaves out Trump's spending priorities.