Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party voted 13 times to deny all federal funding and keep the government shut

The measure previously passed the Senate in April in a similarly bipartisan vote, but the bill was never considered by the Republican-led House.

The Senate voted Thursday afternoon on a massive defense spending bill after Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) threw a curveball into the government funding fight earlier this week. Thune was effectively daring Democrats to oppose the $852 billion bill as the GOP seeks to shift the narrative from health care to military spending.

President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the last leg of his Asia trip this week. The two leaders posed for photos then made brief remarks during a bilateral

The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of its former president,