Senate Democrats on Friday voted to block a Republican stopgap spending measure that would keep the government open through late November, setting up a perilous showdown with just days before federal funding lapses and no clear path to prevent a partial shutdown .

The 44-to-48 vote came only hours after the House narrowly approved the same measure on a 217-to-212 tally, with all but one Democrat opposed and two Republicans breaking ranks. The House bill would have extended government funding at current levels until Nov. 21, while providing $88 million in additional security funds for Congress, the courts, and the executive branch in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It also allowed Washington, D.C. to resume spending its own local funds, after Co

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