Senate OKs spending bills hours before government shutdown

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson | CNN The Senate passed a package of six government funding bills Friday evening just hours ahead of a shutdown deadline after lawmakers raced the clock to get the measure across the finish line. The legislation will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law after the House passed the measure on Wednesday. The spending bills - backed by the top Democrats and Republicans in both chambers - represent a major breakthrough for lawmakers after months of averting shutdowns at the eleventh hour with stopgap bills….