The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11, moving Washington closer to avoiding another shutdown before the November midterms.Why it matters: The bipartisan 90-6 vote would push the next government funding deadline past Election Day while offering some checks on the Trump administration.State of play: The measure, which now goes to the House, generally maintains funding levels after the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, with a few negotiated exceptions.It blocks the administration from implementing a proposed rule to give senior political appointees a larger role in reviewing federal grants, the Associated Press reported.It prevents the administration from transferring money from other programs to the Border Patrol.It rejects a White House request for $1 billion to begin work on President Trump's proposed new class of battleships.And it delays for one month a looming ban on intoxicating hemp products, an issue that divided Senate Republicans.Zoom in: The grants provision could prove one of the more consequential pieces of the short-term bill.The Office of Management and Budget proposed rewriting rules in May to require senior political appointees review and consider whether discretionary grants advance the president's agenda.The big picture: The Senate worked through the night, taking votes on the stopgap funding measure, the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche and a failed voter ID measure, which would change voting requirements.The vote reflects how eager lawmakers in both parties are to avoid putting another shutdown at the center of an election campaign.What's next: The House will have to approve the Senate's changes after lawmakers return from their August recess.If it does, Washington will have traded a possible pre-election shutdown fight for a potentially much larger post-election showdown in December over spending levels, Trump's grantmaking powers and the rest of the unfinished fiscal 2027 appropriations process.