https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/2201786212846/2026/upi/ca41e7ac5795f450923d64cdc3f7b3ba/v1.5/Senate-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-last-through-November-elections.jpg" /> The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday that would fund the government through Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown in September.