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After weeks of false starts and unsuccessful tallies, a procedural vote succeeded in the upper chamber with a clear majority, as seven Democrats and one independent sided with all Republicans to advance a compromise deal that would fund most government departments through January.

The measure now moves to the House, which is projected to vote on the measure on Wednesday.

The Democratic lawmakers has expressed outrage at the lawmakers who broke ranks, with top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer now receiving demands to step down as minority leader.

“The senator is no longer effective and should be removed,” said representative Ro Khanna, who represents the tech hub of California. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop insurance rates from rising sharply for Americans, what will you fight for?”

When inquired Monday if he endorsed the funding compromise to stop the funding lapse, Trump said he would “honor the compromise,” labeling it “beneficial.”

Senate Advances Funding Package Expected to Finish Historic US Government Shutdown

The upper house on Monday passed a budget bill that is expected to resolve the record federal closure in US history, after a coalition of Democrats voted against party lines and sided with Republicans, in a decision that has angered many in their caucus.

Trump Promises British broadcaster with Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Edit of Address in Film

The chief executive promised litigation against the broadcaster and welcomed the exits of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the outlet that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a misleading edit of a Trump speech.

Attorneys representing Trump said that the outlet must withdraw the program by Friday or face a lawsuit for “a minimum of” than $1 billion, according to American news sources who mentioned the letter. The broadcaster has acknowledged it had obtained a letter and said it will respond in the coming days.

US Supreme Court Rejects Request to Nullify Judgment Legalizing Marriage Equality

The justices, without explanation, turned away a legal challenge from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who resisted to issue licenses to same-sex couples after the national court’s 2015 judgment in Obergefell v Hodges.

Her attorneys repeatedly invoked the comments of Justice Clarence Thomas, who singularly among the nine justices has called for erasing the gay marriage judgment.

Hegseth Says Six People Died in Two New Attacks on Alleged Narcotics Vessels

The Trump administration’s defense secretary said: “The boats were known by our sources to be associated with drug trafficking, were moving narcotics, and were moving along a established drug smuggling path in the Eastern Pacific.”

However, the government has yet to release any tangible data that its targets were smuggling narcotics or were dangerous to the US.

Justices to Rule if Local Governments Can Include Delayed Absentee Votes

The case, the Mississippi case, involves a dispute to a Mississippi law that allows votes to count if they are obtained within several days of the election.

Election officials in the state, citing established tradition, assert that a voter has voted on or before the election the moment a vote is dated in the postal system, and that how it arrives at an administration building after that is an procedural matter.

What Else Happened Today:

• The President criticized overworked air traffic controllers, cast blame and skepticism in following poor economic indicators and claimed that expanded eligibility to government aid had put “America in jeopardy,” in an one-on-one talk on the channel Monday evening.

• The network’s alteration of the presidential address caused controversy – but what did he really say?

• the associate, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate and partner who is completing a two-decade term for sex-trafficking crimes, allegedly drafting a “commutation application” for the Trump administration to consider, according to recent claims from a insider given to congressional members.

• The America has transferred $7.5m to the regime of Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most repressive and corrupt regimes, to receive noncitizen deportees from the US to the West African nation, according to a prominent representative, diplomatic sources and available information.

• Thailand has halted the enforcement of a ceasefire with neighbouring Cambodia after a incident injured two troops near the boundary, heightening disputes between the nations who conflicted in July. The President mediated a truce between the two regional states, after a five-day border conflict.

• The US stated a partial suspension of restrictions on the nation after a historic meeting in the city between its recent leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the President.