Democrats offer tepid government funding support even as GOP eyes spending cuts

Senate Democrats are reluctantly offering Republicans vital votes to advance government funding measures despite a lack of GOP assurances that partisan methods won’t later be used to slash bipartisan spending deals.

However, some Democrats suggest it could backfire to so freely extend bipartisanship at a time GOP lawmakers preview more cuts using only Republican votes, and the Trump administration faces fresh accusations of illegally withholding appropriated money.