according to Donoghues notes from the call.

All but two Democrats voted to pass the measure.Why is the government facing another shutdown?Congress is responsible for passing a dozen appropriations bills that fund many federal government agencies for another year before the start of a new fiscal year on Oct.

agriculture and energy until Jan.The funding bills are often grouped together into a large piece of legislation.Whats in the continuing resolution the Senate is voting on?The two-step bill extends appropriations dealing with veterans programs.

but later said Democrats would support it given its exclusion of spending cuts and extreme right-wing policy riders.the government is set to shutdown Saturday.

referred to as an omnibus bill.

known as a continuing resolution.KJARTAN TORBJOERNSSON/AFP via Getty Images The update comes a day after Icelands meteorological office warned that the likelihood of a volcanic eruption remains high after more than 700 earthquakes were recorded between midnight and 8 a.

The probability of an eruption is still considered high.warned an eruption could come any day.

The office has also detected measurements of sulfur dioxide.which he described as a thin sliver of magma that started to make its way to the surface.