Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
The vote capped a frantic week that saw Donald Trump and Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray.
Senate joins House in vote to avert government shutdown
The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.
Senate Passes Funding Bill Backed By Biden—Averting Government Shutdown
The House approved a new funding bill Friday which President Joe Biden endorsed just hours before a government shutdown was set to go into effect, an outcome President-elect Donald Trump suggested he was fine with so long as it happens on Biden’s watch.
Senate passes bill to avoid a government shutdown, ending funding fight at the 11th hour
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill to fund the government through March 14. It does not address the debt ceiling, a key demand from President-elect Donald Trump.
Senate eyes vote before midnight on government funding after House approves bill to prevent shutdown
Approaching a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan to prevent a government shutdown
House passes bill to fund government after tense standoff facing holiday shutdown; Senate must still vote
The House passed a short-term plan to keep the government’s doors open until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, but the Senate must still vote
Senate passes bill to prevent government shutdown, sending it to President Biden
The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to pass a spending bill that will fund the government through mid-March and avoid a shutdown. Read more here.
Senate approves stopgap spending bill, averting government shutdown
The Senate on Friday approved a last-minute stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The 85 to 11 vote followed tense negotiations in the House that led to the chamber approving a 118-page bill that excluded pork spending and a host of items that President-elect Donald Trump had blasted as "Democratic giveaways."
Congress passes bill to fund government after standoff and threat of holiday shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump and multibillionaire Elon Musk had sunk an earlier bipartisan deal, only to see their preferred replacement voted down.
Biden signs stopgap funding bill, but congressional fight to continue
The incoming Congress, which will be controlled by Republicans, is still expected to face bruising battles over government funding in Trump’s second term.
Government funding given Senate’s nod
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Senate eyes late-night vote after House approves bill to prevent government shutdown
With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that ...