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The Senate approved a short-term funding bill with a 90-6 vote to avoid a shutdown.

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Published August 25, 2026 at 8:22 PMUpdated August 26, 2026 at 3:24 AMHigh confidenceLegacy AI-assisted evidence reviewSubject: Unclear

What the evidence shows

AP reports the Senate passed the stopgap funding measure on a 90-6 vote, sending it toward the House and then the president.

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Evidence considered

  1. AP reports the Senate vote was 90-6.
  2. AP says the measure funds agencies into early December.
  3. AP says the House still had to act.

Sources

01AP News: Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the electionOpen source ↗02AP News article text in search resultsOpen source ↗

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The House is expected to vote this week on a Senate-passed stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies funded through early December and avert a shutdown.Supported →
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