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- The U.S. Senate invoked cloture 89-4, clearing the first hurdle for a stopgap funding bill.
- The bill would keep federal funding at current levels through Dec. 11, 2026.
- It would block President Donald Trump’s plan to let political appointees decide scientific grants and fund Border Patrol.
- Susan Collins praised the measure, whereas Elizabeth Warren, Tim Kaine and Rand Paul opposed it.
