US Senate Has Enough Votes to Pass Bill Averting Shutdown

(Bloomberg) -- The US Senate has enough votes to pass a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government funded until Nov. 17 and avert a shutdown.

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The vote on the bill, which passed in the House earlier on Saturday, is ongoing.

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