The House of Representatives passed a roughly $80 billion spending package Wednesday evening, taking a significant step toward averting a government shutdown at the end of this month.The package combines two of Congress’ 12 annual appropriations bills in what’s called a "minibus." It covers funding for the State Department and related national security, as well as federal financial services and general government operations.The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 341-79 vote.Glaring questions still remain, however, over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as...

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