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Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., announcement about whether he will vote to keep the government open on 'Special Report.'<br>A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped Republicans <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/spending-bill-avert-shutdown-successfully-beats-filibuster-hours-until-deadline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeat the filibuster</a>. <br>The bill now heads to President <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump's</a> desk for a signature. The Senate earlier took a key procedural vote on a stopgap spending bill, which needed to meet a 60-vote threshold to move forward, also known as the legislative filibuster. <br>House Republicans <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backed-bill-avert-government-shutdown-passes-house-despite-mutiny-threats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed the short-term bill</a>, called a continuing resolution, earlier in the week. The bill will keep spending levels the same as fiscal year (FY) 2024 until Oct. 1. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chuck-schumer-votes-keep-government-open-for-donald-trump-a-shutdown-would-be-a-gift"><strong>CHUCK SCHUMER WILL VOTE TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN: 'FOR DONALD TRUMP, A SHUTDOWN WOULD BE A GIFT'</strong></a><br><span>Schumer received significant blowback from Democrats for his decision to advance the CR. </span> <span>(Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via AP)</span><br>If a spending bill was not passed by the Friday deadline, the government would enter into a partial shutdown.<br>During a partial government shutdown, federal agencies and non-essential services would be halted. However, government functions deemed "essential" would continue. National security protocols, such as border patrol, law enforcement and disaster response, stay active during shutdowns, for example. <br>The Friday evening vote to pass the six-month CR came after a critical procedural vote earlier in the afternoon. A handful of Senate Democrats provided the Republican majority with the necessary votes to overcome the filibuster and move forward with the stopgap spending bill. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-heard-screaming-colleagues-despite-schumers-unity-claim-shutdown-looms"><strong>DEM HEARD SCREAMING AT COLLEAGUES DESPITE SCHUMER’S UNITY CLAIM AS SHUTDOWN LOOMS</strong></a><br><span>Schumer and Trump.</span> <span>(AP/Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-heard-screaming-colleagues-despite-schumers-unity-claim-shutdown-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep divisions emerged within</a> the Democratic Party over the past couple of days, with even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., refusing to answer questions about whether he had confidence in Schumer. <br>In one of several Senate caucus meetings, a senator yelled loud enough that it was heard outside of heavy, thick wooden doors. The voice was identified by the press as belonging to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., but her office would not confirm. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-republicans-coin-schumer-shutdown-ahead-critical-vote-trump-spending-bill"><strong>SENATE REPUBLICANS COIN 'SCHUMER SHUTDOWN' AHEAD OF CRITICAL VOTE ON TRUMP SPENDING BILL</strong></a><br><span>The Senate approved the House-passed stopgap bill on Friday.</span> <span>(Reuters)</span><br>Prior to its passage, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized his fellow Democrats for their planned "no" votes that risked a government shutdown. <br>"It wasn't that long ago before we were lecturing that you can never shut the government down. So, that's kind of inconsistent," he told reporters on Thursday.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-republicans-dont-rule-out-senate-bids-popular-gop-governor-remains-undecided"><strong>CANADA EXPLOITING 'LOOPHOLE' HURTING US DAIRY FARMERS AMID TRUMP TARIFFS, SENATORS SAY</strong></a><br><span>Fetterman was staunchly opposed to a shutdown.</span> <span>(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a><br>Ahead of the final vote, 10 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans to overcome the legislative filibuster. Those senators were Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.<br>The senators managed to beat the 60-vote threshold, with an ultimate margin of 62-38. <br>Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. 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