A six-month stopgap funding bill cleared the Senate on Friday after enough Democrats crossed the aisle to vote to end debate.

The Senate will begin by voting on a procedural measure to end debate (cloture). Following that, votes will be held on three Democratic amendments, which are expected to fail. Senator Rand Paul's ...

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The vote was the second of two key votes that passed the bill: The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, said in her closing remarks after a three-hour debate. “It’s a bit dismaying to think that people don’t want to fund our communities ...