A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he would back the bill, creating an opportunity for others to follow and vote to avoid a shutdown, despite their own misgivings about the bill. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington in December 2018. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Holiday travelers wait in line to check their bags at the JetBlue terminal at Boston's Logan Airport on Friday. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Congressional leaders struck an agreement to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown. The deal still needs to get through Congress, where it is likely to face opposition from conservatives. Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is running for speaker of the House, a race that will have a significant impact on the future of the Republican Party and the governing ability of Congress. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to battle a group of conservatives who oppose any short-term spending bill ahead of a likely government shutdown. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California who was first elected in 1992, died Thursday at the age of 90. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30, meaning many federal government services will halt until funding resumes. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden's chief of staff Jeff Zients, seen here in the Oval Office on May 16, 2023, is working with federal agencies to brace for a government shutdown this weekend. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus could force a federal government shutdown Oct. 1. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention would be affected. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Army soldiers march in a parade as part of the 75th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
In this Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the U.S. Capitol Thursday alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
East Alabama Medical Center nurse Harvard Graham checks fluids for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit this month in Opelika, Ala. Julie Bennett/AP hide caption
The U.S. Census Bureau's headquarters is located in Suitland, Md., just outside of the nation's capital. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in December, the most in nine years. The drop cut into forecasts for economic growth. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., walks to a bipartisan negotiation meeting Monday over securing the U.S. Southern border and keeping the U.S. government from shutting down. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Richard Shelby (center), is the top Republican in a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to craft an agreement on border security. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Trump delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Pence behind him. Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
A sign at the entrance of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., says the museum will reopen Tuesday. The shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened, according to a new report. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption