After days of wrangling, senators were expected to vote on a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill Saturday night.
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The Senate passed the $1.1 Trillion spending bill Saturday night.
After a rare weekend session, the Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Saturday night that keeps most of the government funded through September.
It passed 56-40, with 18 Republicans and 21 Democrats voting against it.
Click here to continue reading BuzzFeed News reporter Jacob Fischler's story on the bill.
The Senate rejected Sen. Ted Cruz's point of order calling President Obama's immigration executive action unconstitutional.
Cruz point of order fails 22-74.
Senate VOTES DOWN, 22-74, Sen Cruz's constitutional point of order claiming Pres Obama's recent exec action on immig was unconstitutional
In advance of the vote on the spending bill, Senator Ted Cruz forced a vote on President Obama's executive order on immigration.
Cruz claimed the action was unconstitutional.
Senators were set to vote on a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill early Sunday morning.
The vote was expected to begin at 1 a.m. ET, according to NBC News. It comes after the House passed the bill late Thursday, thus avoiding a government shutdown.