USA: Senate approves law, partial shutdown avoided - Breaking news. The U.S.
Senate today passed a funding bill in a rare display of bipartisan unity to avert the shutdown of several key federal agencies through September. The Senate had missed Friday's midnight deadline to vote on the bill, but voted in the early hours of Saturday to approve the resolution that had already received the green light from the House. (HANDLE) . The US Senate today passing a relief bill.