US Senate clears bipartisan spending bill, narrowly avoids government shutdown

US Senate clears bipartisan spending bill, narrowly avoids government shutdown

The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the-wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate, in an 85-11 vote, passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at midnight. The government did not invoke…

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