Senate passes stopgap to avert pre-election shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11, moving Washington closer to avoiding another shutdown before the November midterms.Why it matters: The bipartisan 90-6 vote would push the next government funding deadline past Election Da
<p>The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11, moving Washington closer to avoiding another shutdown before the November midterms.Why it matters: The bipartisan 90-6 vote would push the next government funding deadline past Election Da</p>