The House passed a short-term spending bill late Thursday in at attempt to avert a government shutdown, but the bill still faces a major hurdle in the Senate, where it is scheduled to be voted on later Thursday night. After days of negotiations, the 230-197 vote in the House won the approval of holdout conservatives, but Senate Democrats say they have the votes to block the legislation. The government will shut down at midnight Friday if no bill is passed.
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