Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Senate on Friday shot down a Republican stopgap budget that would keep the government funded through November as lawmakers continue hashing out full-year spending legislation.

The measure, which narrowly passed the House just hours before, was skewered by Democrats who said Republicans had once again moved to cut them out of budget talks. Its failure hiked concerns of a government shutdown as a fiscal deadline looms at the end of the month.

The proposed budget patch, commonly referred to as a continuing resolution, would largely keep funding for government programs flat through mid-November — a move Republicans say is aimed at buying Congress more time to reach consensus on a spending plan for the 2026 fiscal year. The continuing resolution also incl

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