Headline Roundup • March 14th, 2025
Congress Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Narrowly Prevents Partial Government Shutdown
Politics,Congress,US Congress,Government,US House Of Representatives,US Senate,Chuck Schumer,Government Funding,Government Shutdown,Federal Government
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The US Senate voted 54-46 to pass a stopgap funding bill Friday, preventing a partial government shutdown hours before the midnight deadline.
The Details: The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, was advanced by a 62-38 vote earlier Friday, with ten Senate Democrats pushing it past the three-fifths majority vote required to end the filibuster. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sparked criticism from other Democrats for supporting the advancement, though he expressed concern for the severity of a potential shutdown. He asserted, “A government shutdown gives Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE almost complete power.” Trump said Schumer’s actions took “guts and courage.”
For Context: Once the bill advanced, one Democrat voted to officially pass the bill, and one Republican voted against it. It will now head to Trump’s desk for the president’s signature. Once passed, the government will continue to operate under its existing budget until October 1, 2025.
How the Media Covered It: ABC News (Lean Left bias) framed its article in support of Democrats by stating the government shutdown was prevented “with Democrats’ help.” Washington Examiner (Lean Right) took a more analytical approach, detailing reasons for the Democrats’ vote to advance the bill.
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Featured Coverage of this Story
Ten Senate Democrats voted Friday to help Republicans break a 60-vote filibuster and advance a Trump-backed government funding bill that paves the way for Congress to avoid a midnight shutdown deadline.
The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, with the party fracturing over Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to support advancing the measure. Schumer’s decision resulted in calls from several congressional Democrats to oust him as minority leader and to primary any Democrats who sided with Republicans over what critics say was a failure to hold the line against President Donald Trump’s...
The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.
The Senate voted 54 to 46 to pass the bill. The approval of the bill follows several Democrats voting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to keep the funding bill moving forward despite blowback from other members of their party.
Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen voted in favor of the bill. All other Democrats...
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Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government funding bill approved by the Senate moments earlier.
The bill, which allows D.C. to continue operating at its adopted fiscal 2025 budget, passed by voice vote.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said the measure was endorsed by both President Trump and House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and intended to address what she described as a “mistake” in a larger funding bill...
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