Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government funding bill approved by the Senate moments earlier.

And his Education secretary announced probes of more than 50 schools for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students.

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending decisions, or voting no and letting funding lapse. All told, 10 Democrats voted to break the party's filibuster,