The Senate found a way to stop a government shutdown on Saturday. This ended months of worry that Democrats might use a shutdown for political gain.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his team gave in. They kept their promise to Republicans to fund the government until after the election.

This change seemed like a political move by Schumer and Democrats. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Fox News about it.

Schumer says he won, but Republicans say he lost.

Schumer spoke at a news conference after a Senate Democrat meeting.

Thune said, 'I think they didn't want to defend themselves against Republican attacks for three months.'

Thune continued, 'There was a story forming about what happened in the last year. I think Democrats were worried about this.'

Democrats gave in to help Republicans avoid a shutdown.

Schumer claimed victory, saying Democrats always wanted to keep the government open. They got some concessions from the Trump administration.

Schumer said, 'We want to work with Republicans to make a budget that helps Americans. This temporary budget gives us time to work on a real budget.'

Republicans said Democrats wouldn’t mind shutting down the government again. Some lawmakers agreed to not get paid if there was another shutdown.

The Senate took a step to prevent future shutdowns.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune spoke at a press conference.

There were two long government shutdowns before. But this time, Democrats didn’t think a shutdown would help them.

Thune said Democrats see issues that will help them in the fall election. A shutdown would create uncertainty, which might not help their chances.

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The shutdown fight is over in the Senate for now, but it will continue in the House.

If the bill passes, lawmakers will have time to negotiate funding the government. But by then, it will be after the election, and there might not be much appetite for a deal.

Senator John Kennedy said it’s unlikely they will have a budget done by December 11.

Alex Miller writes for Fox News Digital about the U.S. Senate.