Congress still faces a government shutdown deadline at midnight and it is unclear if Congress will vote before the deadline. 

Talks in Washington are accelerating on a stopgap coronavirus relief bill aimed at helping small businesses.

Senate lawmakers passed a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline. Thursday’s vote was 74 to 20.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll be introducing a stopgap measure to continue funding the government until Feb. 8 to avert a government shutdown.

President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to fund key government departments for two-weeks, setting up a pre-Christmas showdown over border wall funding.

Senate backs stopgap spending bill averting a government shutdown before the midnight deadline. Legislation will now head to President Obama. 

The Senate has blocked a spending bill needed to keep the government open beyond Friday's midnight deadline. Most Democrats and at least 10 Republicans voted to block the bill, which also funds the fight against the Zika virus.

The House has rejected a stopgap spending bill for the Homeland Security Department with just hours to go before a midnight deadline to fund the agency or see it begin to partially shut down.

Overseers of Nevada's troubled health insurance exchange will be weighing several options and could make a decision on how to fix the system in time for the 2015 open enrollment period.