The party’s Senate leader said the GOP measure is better than enduring a shutdown, ahead of this weekend’s deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that he will vote to advance a Republican bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, potentially averting the threat of a government shutdown.

The United States Senate is to vote Friday on the six-month government funding bill that was passed by Congress, and while it's unclear whether it will succeed in the Senate, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,