The US Senate on Saturday passed a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government funded through December 11, in a bid to avoid a shutdown ahead of the November midterm elections.

Kicking the funding can down the road would prevent a government shutdown during the November midterms, but a flip of either the House or Senate would increase the odds of a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government…