Senate passes $1.5 trillion government funding bill, sending it to Biden

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The Senate on Thursday night passed a $1.5 trillion government funding bill, averting a shutdown that would have started Friday night.

The bill, which funds the government through the end of September, passed with a vote of 68-31. It was approved by the House on Wednesday night, and is now on its way to President Biden's desk for his signature.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.