Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation hearing.

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a funding bill after its passage in the Senate on Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown.

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a midnight deadline.

President Trump signed a funding bill that keeps the government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on Capitol Hill.

The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.

President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown for next six months on Saturday. Trump signed the Republican-backed funding bill, which will increase defense spending by $6 billion,

United States President Donald Trump has signed into law a funding bill that ensures government operations continue through September, preventing a partial government shutdown. The move concludes a contentious battle in Congress that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

President Trump signed the Republican-crafted spending bill to avert a government shutdown, the White House said on Saturday. The Republican-crafted bill will fund the government through Sept. 30 and caps off the first funding fight of Trump’s second term.