US Senate Passes Budget, Setting Up Fight With Obama

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that proposes deep cuts to the federal budget, setting up a fight between congressional Republicans and Democratic President Barack Obama. At an all-night session that lasted until early Friday, senators passed their version of a balanced budget plan that proposes $5.1 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade. Much of the savings would come by cutting health care, and funding for the military would increase. The Senate 2016 budget plan is similar...

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