Senate Moves Ahead on Stopgap Funds Without Manchin Permit Bill

Senators have a clearer path toward averting a shutdown now that Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to remove his energy permitting bill from a stopgap government funding bill.

The bipartisan opposition to the legislation by Manchin (D-W.Va.) threatened to stall its passage.

Lawmakers aim to get the continuing resolution through both chambers and to the president’s desk by Friday night, when funding expires. They’re cutting it close and will likely rely on a unanimous consent request to secure a timely final vote on passage. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who sometimes demands an amendment vote in exchange for consenting to a speedier ...