Congress Approves Short-Term Funding, Avoids Government Shutdown, After House Republicans Drop Trump-Backed Voting Measure to Pass Spending Bill

Congress passed a funding bill Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown. The Senate approved the measure Wednesday evening, shortly after it passed in the House, with opposition in both chambers coming exclusively from Republicans. Former President Donald Trump has pushed for a government shutdown unless proof-of-citizenship voting legislation is enacted. Speaker Johnson removed the provision, arguing that a GOP-led shutdown so close to Election Day would be politically damaging. President Biden is expected to sign the bill before the shutdown deadline.