Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the Democratic Party to block the GOP’s funding measure.

The United States Senate is to vote Friday on the six-month government funding bill that was passed by Congress, and while it's unclear whether it will succeed in the Senate, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,

The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.