The Senate passes a stopgap bill early Saturday after its passage in the House earlier Friday averting a government shutdown. The bill included disaster aid and relief for farmers but not a debt ceiling suspension requested by President-elect Trump.

Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

Washington – Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

Lawmakers are in a showdown that could lead to a shutdown as President-elect Trump is calling for his party to push back on some Democratic priorities. Don’t look now, but the federal government is again facing a potential shutdown.

House Republicans negotiated a new proposal to keep the government running through March. It still faces hurdles among right-wing lawmakers and Democrats alike.