2.48pm GMT 14:48 Long after the sun set over the US capitol on Thursday, US senators, loathe to work on a Friday, gave final approval to a $1.5tn funding bill. The sweeping omnibus bill belatedly funds the federal government through the fiscal year, ending a cycle of stop-gap measures and shutdown threats. The package, which was passed with bipartisan support in both chambers, includes $13.6bn of military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine and its European allies. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, said the bipartisan support for...