Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain.

President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown for next six months on Saturday. Trump signed the Republican-backed funding bill, which will increase defense spending by $6 billion,