Breaking News: Senate approves $1.3 trillion spending bill, sending to Trump

View in your browser     Senate approves $1.3 trillion spending bill, sending to Trump The Senate rushed to approve a $1.3 trillion government funding bill early Friday morning, paving the way for the mammoth legislation to be sent to President Trump's desk less than 24 hours before a deadline to avert another government shutdown. Senators voted 65-32 on the measure, well over the simple majority needed to approve it, after the bill easily cleared the House on Thursday afternoon. It now goes to the White House where Trump is expected to sign it. The vote early Friday morning came after conservatives, including libertarian-minded GOP Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), backed down from a showdown that could have forced a brief, hours-long partial closure of the federal government. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.