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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Trump administration briefing: Democrats divided as funding bill passes; president rails against justice department

 Donald Trump points at Musk son Æ A-Xii as they walk towards Marine One on Friday.
Donald Trump points at Musk son Æ A-Xii as they walk towards Marine One on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The US Senate averted a government shutdown just hours before a Friday night deadline after 10 Senate Democrats joined nearly all Republicans to clear a key hurdle that advanced the six-month stopgap bill.

The vote deeply dismayed Democratic activists and House Democrats who had urged their Senate counterparts to block the bill, which they fear would embolden Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s overhaul of the US government.

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