The Senate passed the temporary funding measure earlier Thursday, hours ahead of the midnight deadline. Bipartisan negotiators have been unable to reach a broader deal on spending bills.
The former top Russia official on the National Security Council detailed how the U.S. ambassador to the European Union was assigned a "domestic political errand" to help President Trump's reelection.
Impeachment hearings continued on Thursday with testimony from David Holmes, a foreign service officer based in Kyiv, and Fiona Hill, a former NSC senior director for Europe and Russia.
In her testimony, Fiona Hill, President Trump's former Russia adviser, warned lawmakers against promoting a "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election.
The former New York mayor filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday as he continues to weigh a late entrance into the Democratic presidential primary.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Jackie Speier of California, a Democrat serving on the House Intelligence Committee, about the latest public impeachment hearing developments.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made a late entry into the Democratic presidential primary. He went to South Carolina to introduce himself to voters this week.