Senate passes stopgap bill to avoid shutdown in the 11th hour
The Senate passes a stopgap bill early Saturday after its passage in the House earlier Friday averting a government shutdown. The bill included disaster aid and relief for farmers but not a debt ceiling suspension requested by President-elect Trump.
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.
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House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have been reopened” with Speaker Mike Johnson.
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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 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 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.
Biden Signs Spending Bill, Finalizing End to Shutdown Drama
President Biden on Saturday signed the spending package that allowed federal funds to keep flowing until mid-March, formally ending the week’s unexpected drama over the issue a few hours after the deadline for a shutdown had technically passed.
Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown
The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.
Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers.
Senate leaves it late but passes stopgap spending deal, averting shutdown
The funding package will punt the funding deadline until March 14 and provides an additional $110.4 billion in disaster aid and economic assistance for farmers.
Congress averts government shutdown as Senate passes funding bill
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, approving a last-gasp federal funding bill to cap a week whose events could reverberate throughout 2025 and Donald Trump’s second presidency. The House on Friday agreed to a bipartisan deal to punt a funding deadline to March 14,
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