US SENATE POISED TO PASS REPUBLICAN STOPGAP SPENDING BILL AND AVERT SHUTDOWN

The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this week passed the year, which largely leaves spending steady at about $6.75 trillion in the fiscal year that ends September 30.

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