Non-whistleblower congressional news: the Senate easily passed a bill today to fund the government through November 21, averting a shutdown that would have begun after Monday. If Donald Trump feels like signing it, that is.

Democrats might be giving Trump $1.4 billion for parts of his border wall, but what about the other parts of this must-pass bill? There’s $1 billion for the 2020 census, a 1.9 percent pay bump for federal employees, and an exemption for sugar beet trucks in rural Oregon (fun!). As for if Trump will sign it, well...