Senate Democrats are staking out their positions on a bill to temporarily fund the government, known as a continuing resolution (CR), which would avert a federal shutdown. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the CR earlier this week,

Senate Democrats said they do not have the votes to advance a six-month Republican bill to fund the government, potentially increasing the odds of a shutdown when funding lapses on Friday. “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort,

The spending bill passed by House Republicans has moved to the Senate, where its fate lies in the hands of the Democrats.