A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A temporary spending bill that would avert an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown fell short in the U.S. Senate on Friday, as Democrats withheld support while demanding higher spending for healthcare.

(Reporting by David Morgan)