Politics
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to advance a bipartisan continuing resolution intended to avoid a government shutdown before the elections. Senate appropriators reached the funding deal, and a test vote passed by a wide margin, putting the measure on a path toward Senate passage. Some Republicans, including John Kennedy, opposed the compromise, while Democratic leaders said the bill fixed issues they had with the House-passed version.
NBC News and NYT frame the deal as a bipartisan win for Democrats, emphasizing Patty Murray's and Chuck Schumer's statements that the bill 'rejects Trump's frivolous war spending wish list,' blocks OMB grant-cancellation authority, and reforms Border Patrol funding transfers -- casting Democrats as having improved the bill over House Republicans' version.
The Hill provides brief, procedural coverage focused on the mechanics of the deal and the timeline (procedural vote, cloture margin), without emphasizing partisan blame or internal GOP dissent.
Right-leaning outlets (Daily Wire, Washington Times, Fox News) frame the story around Republican strategy and internal GOP tension, highlighting Sen. John Kennedy's opposition ('hell no'), Thune's rationale for early action citing past shutdowns, and Schumer's endorsement as Democrats 'blinking' or cooperating with the GOP-led effort, with more detail on the House-Senate reconciliation challenge and other pending legislative priorities.