The U.S. Senate passed a $1.66 trillion government spending bill, sending it to the House of Representatives to approve and send to President Joe Biden for his signature, averting a partial government shutdown. The legislation provides funding through Sept. 30, 2023 for the U.S. military and an array of non-military programs. The legislation provides Ukraine with $44.9 billion in wartime aid and bans the use of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on federal government devices. Progress on the bill had slowed after conservative Republican Senator Mike Lee introduced an amendment meant to slow immigration on Wednesday night. That move prompted...