Senate Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Avert ShutdownSenate Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Avert ShutdownSenate Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Avert Shutdown 

Gemini / GoogleSenators voted in the early hours of Aug. 8 to approve a government spending package through December in hopes of averting a shutdown ahead of the November midterms. The continuing resolution passed by a vote of 90-6, including a provision that would block a White House proposal to give political appointees authority to review and approve grants. Republican Sen. Susan Collins…