The GOP bill would gut funding for health care, increase military spending, and fund mass deportation. It narrowly passed the Republican-led House, with just one Democrat voting to pass. Schumer argued that a government shutdown would give Trump and Elon Musk a “carte blanche” to gut federal services. Pelosi disagreed.

The plan would avert a government shutdown but give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over spending, sparking fierce backlash among Democrats.

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside all Republicans in a key procedural vote to advance House Republicans’ spending bill that would keep the government open for another six months, beyond the midnight shutdown deadline.