Voting on the U.S. Senate floor ... to keep the federal government open and running a few more days.<br/> <br />Congress passed an extension of federal spending authority on Saturday that lasts through midnight Wednesday.<br/> <br />The vote means a government shutdown -- that could have been triggered by early Sunday -- won't be happening.<br/> <br />The real budget hurdle is still ahead.<br/> <br />Senate leaders have yet to vote on a trillion-dollar spending bill that would fund all but one government agency through September of next year.<br/> <br />The House of Representatives has already passed the measure.
