
Congress has averted a government shutdown and passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 16, which also includes $12.3 billion in new Ukraine aid supplemental funding. The Senate on Thursday voted 72 to 25 in favor of the continuing resolution and the House then passed the bill 230 to 201 on Friday afternoon, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk for final signature. “I am proud that some of my colleagues on the other side…