U.S. Senate passes short-term funding Bill to avert federal shutdown before election

The U.S. Senate passed a short-term funding bill on Sunday to avert a federal government shutdown ahead of the general election. The measure temporarily blocks the White House budget office from implementing a rule that would give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in grant money, The Hindu reports.

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