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Following weeks of false starts and rejected ballots, a procedural vote passed in the US Senate with a 60-40 tally, as seven Democrats and one independent joined all Republicans to advance a bipartisan agreement that would support most federal agencies through January.

The measure now passes to the lower chamber, which is projected to consider the bill on Wednesday.

The Democratic caucus has expressed outrage at the lawmakers who broke ranks, with top Senate Democrat Schumer now facing calls to leave his post as Democratic leader.

“He is losing influence and should be removed,” said representative Ro Khanna, who serves the Bay Area of California. “Failing to take a stand to stop medical costs from increasing rapidly for Americans, what issues matter?”

When asked Monday if he backed the Senate agreement to end the federal closure, Trump said he would “abide by the deal,” calling it “very good.”

Lawmakers Pass Appropriations Bill Expected to Conclude Record US Funding Gap

The Senate on Monday advanced a budget bill that is expected to resolve the record federal closure in US history, after a several lawmakers broke from their party and joined Republicans, in a decision that has enraged many in their caucus.

The President Warns British broadcaster with Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Edit of Remarks in Documentary

The leader promised litigation against the broadcaster and welcomed the departures of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the outlet that reached fever pitch over allegations that its premier documentary series in 2024 used a inaccurate alteration of a presidential address.

Lawyers for the US president said that the network must remove the program by Friday or be sued for “at least” than $1 billion, according to American news sources who mentioned the letter. The broadcaster has acknowledged it had been sent a letter and said it will reply in the coming days.

Justices Turns Down Request to Overturn Decision Legalizing Gay Marriage

The court members, without explanation, turned away an appeal from the former clerk, the former Kentucky court clerk who declined to provide certificates to gay couples after the national court’s 2015 judgment in the landmark case.

Legal representatives frequently cited the words of Judge Thomas, who uniquely among the court members has called for erasing the gay marriage judgment.

Hegseth Says Six People Died in Fresh Assaults on Alleged Narcotics Vessels

The military chief commented: “The ships were identified by our agencies to be linked to drug trafficking, were carrying narcotics, and were traveling along a established drug smuggling path in the Pacific region.”

However, the administration has so far failed to disclose any tangible data that its objectives were trafficking drugs or presented a risk to the US.

US Supreme Court to Decide if States Can Include Late-Arriving Mail Ballots

The case, Watson v Republican National Committee, concerns a challenge to a state legislation that allows ballots to be valid if they are collected within several days of the election.

Election officials in the region, citing historical practice, argue that a citizen has cast their ballot on or before the election the moment a paper is dated in the delivery service, and that how it gets to an voting center after that is an procedural matter.

Other News:

• The President rebuked overwhelmed air traffic controllers, pointed fingers and uncertainty in regarding poor economic indicators and asserted that expanded eligibility to food stamps had put “the nation in risk,” in an one-on-one talk on the network Monday evening.

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

• the associate, the financier’s former partner and partner who is completing a lengthy incarceration for criminal acts, allegedly drafting a “pardon appeal” for the president’s team to examine, according to recent claims from a whistleblower given to Democratic lawmakers.

• The United States has provided $7.5 million to the government of the African nation, one of the world’s most repressive and corrupt regimes, to take in foreign nationals from the US to the African country, according to a senior lawmaker, government insiders and official records.

• Thailand has halted the enforcement of a truce deal with adjacent Cambodia after a landmine blast harmed two military personnel near the frontier, heightening disputes between the two countries who conflicted in July. Trump mediated a peace deal between the two regional states, after a brief war.

• The US declared a temporary halt of sanctions on the nation after a historic meeting in the capital between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Trump.