Article 6F33S Senate votes to advance stopgap funding bill to avoid shutdown – as it happened

Senate votes to advance stopgap funding bill to avoid shutdown – as it happened

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Maanvi Singh (now); LĂ©onie Chao-Fong and Chris St
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The 79-page stopgap spending bill would not include any border security measures, a major sticking point for House Republicans

In a major blow to Bob Menendez's support, Cory Booker, his fellow Democratic senator from New Jersey, says he should resign following his indictment on corruption charges last week.

I believe stepping down is best for those Senator Menendez has spent his life serving," said Booker, who supported Menendez when he previously faced corruption charges in 2015.

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