Congress races to pass $1.3 trillion spending bill to avert US government shutdown

Along with a $80bn increase in military spending, the largest in 15 years, the measure allocates money toward infrastructure improvements and fighting Russian election hacking source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/spending-bill-congress-government-budget-trump-wall-deficit-epa-a8268996.html #Headlines by: Alexandra Wilts

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