The stopgap spending measure was the final legislative deadline facing the Senate before the midterm elections. It heads to the House next, with a midnight deadline on Friday.
The Republican leader’s backing enhanced prospects for legislation drafted to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6 assault, when rioters tried to pressure the vice president to overturn the election.
WASHINGTON — Seventy-two House Democrats said Friday they oppose including legislation to change federal permitting laws in a funding bill to keep the government running at the end of September,