The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.

Is a 2025 government shutdown happening today? What would a US federal govenment shutdown mean in March? How is Indiana impacted? What we know.

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting 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.