By Kristina Peterson, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Senate on Wednesday passed a short-term spending bill keeping the government running through Dec. 11, putting Congress on track to avoid another government shutdown with little time to spare.
The House is expected to approve the spending bill later Wednesday and send it to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign the legislation before the government’s current funding expires at midnight.
The bill passed the Senate on a 78-20 vote, with the support of 32 Republicans and all 46 members of the Democratic caucus. All of the opposition came from Republicans.