Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

Key people or organizations: Congress

Politics desk signal: congress, house, campaign

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Story focus: Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

Source context: The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign....

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