Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a short-term spending bill.
House Approves Funding Bill and Sends to Senate Hours Before Government Shutdown Deadline
Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson
Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden's desk
Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.
Senate passes spending bill to avert government shutdown, sending to Biden
Congress has limited time to avert a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution after the latest Trump-backed bill failed Thursday.
US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
The Senate is on track to pass a stopgap bill after its passage in the House earlier Friday. However, the upper chamber ran past the midnight deadline, meaning there will be a technical government shutdown,
Senate set to vote on bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate was set to vote early Saturday morning on a bill that would avert a prolonged government shutdown and provide tens of billions of dollars in disaster relief. The vote comes just after a midnight deadline,
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