Senators are rushing to avoid a partial government as the clock winds down.
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US senators avoid a partial shutdown
The lawmakers staved off the shutdown with a deal allowing the departments or agencies dealing with agriculture, commerce, justice, science, environment, housing, and transport to function until the end of the fiscal year, on September 30.
US senators were scrambling to vote by the end of Friday on a government funding package that would keep open several key departments threatened with closure this weekend after months of bitter wrangling failed to produce a 2024 budget.
