Washington PostCongress passes short-term deal to stave off shutdown, setting up late-December spending fightWashington PostCongress passed a short-term spending bill Thursday, avoiding a partial government shutdown in the coming days but setting up a more heated spending fight later this month. The measure to extend government funding until Dec. 22 passed the House and ...Senate clears spending bill, averts shutdownPoliticoCongress Passes Bill To Avert Shutdown For 2 WeeksNPRCongress approves short-term spending bill to avert a federal government shutdownUSA TODAYLos Angeles Times -The Hill (blog) -New York Times -Bloombergall 380 news articles »