Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown

The Democratic-led Senate passed an 11th-hour stopgap funding bill to avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government.

The Senate voted 85-11 to approve the three-month deal, according to CNN.

House Republicans passed the high-stakes spending bill earlier Friday with a 366-34 vote. The bill temporarily funds federal operations through March and calls for $100 billion in disaster aid, $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers, and a one-year farm bill extension.

However...