The Senate moved forward with a Republican spending plan in a crucial vote that effectively swept away the threat of a US government shutdown while exacerbating a furious struggle within the Democratic party over how to confront Donald Trump’s audacious expansion of presidential power.

The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to advance a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

Former Michigan gubernatorial  candidate Tudor Dixon on President Donald Trump's approval rating, Democrats gearing up for the 2028 election and an MSNBC panel slamming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for supporting the GOP spending bill.