Senate votes on funding bill ahead of midnight deadline to avoid government shutdown - Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ over shutdown vote

President Donald Trump praised a longtime adversary, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the New York Democrat said he would vote in favor of a Republican bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown. "Congratulations to Chuck Schumer for doing the right thing — Took 'guts' and courage!" Trump wrote on Truth Social, his media platform.