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Prospects for a short-term government shutdown appeared to grow Friday after Republicans and Democrats battled over proposed amendments to the bill.

The long overdue action pushes any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

Prospects for a short-term government shutdown had appeared to grow Friday, but shortly before midnight Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a breakthrough.

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday.

The measure now goes to President Biden to be signed into law.

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate bogged down Friday evening on a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, increasing the prospects that funding for some key federal agencies could lapse and initiate a partial government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that Congress just passed, ending the threat of a potential partial government shutdown. The legislation was approved by senators early Saturday, with passage coming nearly six months into the budget year.

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The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion spending package, averting a government shutdown and providing funding for various departments, with bipartisan support and opposition.