US Senate passes bill to keep government operating

The US Senate on Friday passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill to fund government operations from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 to avert agency shutdowns.

Republicans in the House of Representatives are considering attaching controversial items to this straight-forward emergency funding bill, such as denying funds for President Barack Obama's healthcare law for a year. Such a move by the House could result in deadlock and put the federal government closer to a shutdown on Tuesday. (Reuters)