The Senate passed a stand-alone bill Friday that would allow the District to continue with its 2025 budget without interruption after House Republican lawmakers had passed a spending bill that effectively canceled it — a stunning turnaround after D.

The Senate voted Friday to advance a bill funding the government through September and averting a government shutdown, thwarting an effort by some Democratic lawmakers who had wanted to use a shutdown threat to curtail President Trump's mass firing of federal workers.

The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (C.R.) on Tuesday to keep the government funded through September. The measure now heads to