By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday that a short-term funding measure will be needed to avert a partial federal government shutdown beginning in 10 days – a notion Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson could have trouble swallowing. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that lawmakers will “obviously” need a short-term continuing resolution, or “CR,” to allow bipartisan negotiators from both chambers time to agree on full-year 2024 spending bills and for Congress to enact the legislation. “We’re going to have to pass a CR,” McConnell…