Senate Takes Up Budget Bill Passed By House As Funding Deadline Looms

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-SD, walks to the Senate Chambers during a series of votes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Friday, March 14, 2025. Senators continue negotiations to consider the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans providing a six-month funding extension to avert a government shutdown. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI