Article snippet: The House on Thursday night approved a stopgap measure to keep the government open less than 36 hours before a possible shutdown, shifting the drama to a Senate where Democrats are threatening to block the GOP bill. The final vote was 230-197, with six Democrats voting for the measure and 11 Republicans voting against it. The Senate is expected to vote on a procedural motion later Thursday to take up the House bill. The procedural vote is expected to be approved, but a follow-up procedural motion to move the bill to a final up-or-down vote is expected to fail and may not even clinch a simple majority as several Republicans have already voiced opposition. That would require Senate negotiators to come up with a deal before 11:59 pm Friday to avoid a government shutdown House GOP leaders found enough votes to pass their measure over Democratic opposition after a deal was reached with conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus, who had threatened to oppose the bill throughout Thursday. The group’s chairman, Rep. MORE (R-N.C.), secured an agreement with GOP leaders to consider military spending within 10 legislative days. Most GOP defense hawks said they would vote to avert a shutdown, despite their frustration with repeated short-term bills to fund the military. Nearly all Democrats refused to support the legislation, which would extend funding through Feb. 16, in the absence of a solution to protect young immigrants known as “Dreamers.” They're insisting that law... Link to the full article to read more