Senate pushes ahead with plan to fund the government through midterm elections

Washington — The Senate is set to move ahead Monday with a plan to keep the government funded beyond the midterm elections as lawmakers work to avoid another costly shutdown this fall.

Senate appropriators unveiled the continuing resolution on Sunday, which would keep the government funded at current levels, with some exceptions, through Dec.

But the measure sets up a clash between the Senate and the House when the lower chamber returns next month, with just a few weeks before the Sept.

Before leaving town last month for a lengthy recess, the House approved a separate stopgap measure to fund the government into December, in a vote that fell largely along party lines and faced opposition from Democrats.

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