Senate sends Trump three more spending bills ahead of shutdown deadline

Published January 15, 2026 4:18pm ET



The Senate has now passed half of its annual spending bills after a Thursday afternoon vote to fund the Justice Department and several other federal agencies.

The overwhelming majority of senators supported a three-bill package that also keeps the Interior, Commerce, and Energy departments operating past a Jan. 30 government funding deadline.

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