President Biden on Friday signed a stopgap spending bill that ​​prevented a partial government shutdown​ that would have started at midnight.

The bill was approved 77-18 in the Senate and 314-108 in the House.

It funds agencies overseeing agriculture, veterans affairs, energy, transportation and housing through March 1. It keeps the rest of the federal government afloat through March 8, buying lawmakers more time to pass full-year spending bills that were due on Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, still faces pressure from within his Republican conference to abandon a bipartisan deal that set overall spending at $1.66 trillion.

Arch-conservatives say the government spending is too high, but Mr. Biden and his Democrats want to stick with the deal.

• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.