Lawmakers react to stopgap funding and averting government shutdown
Lawmakers are having their say after President Biden signed a stopgap bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding into March and avoiding a shutdown.
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.
Congress passes funding bill, averting a government shutdown
Congress has pushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to quickly sign it into law.
The Latest: Time is running short to avert a government shutdown after funding bill is rejected
A day before a potential government shutdown, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republican
Congress passes bipartisan deal to avert government shutdown
Congress passed a short-term plan to keep the government’s doors open until President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Voters react to Congress passing last-minute bill to avert government shutdown
People reacted with a mixture of relief and indifference to news Saturday that a government shutdown had been averted after a last-minute deal was reached in Congress to fund operations.
Lawmakers take a big step toward avoiding a shutdown: From the Politics Desk
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Insider: Michigan lawmakers' free tickets to Detroit Auto Show's 'car prom' in doubt?
A bill ensuring lawmakers can continue receiving free tickets to a Detroit Auto Show gala provided by lobbyists died last ...
Detroit NAACP demands legislature reconvene, criticizing lawmakers who walked out
The statement from the Detroit chapter of NAACP comes after an abrupt and tumultuous end to the State House's legislative ...
Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a ...
PA lawmakers demand Scranton revert 'Biden Expy' name, calling it a 'scar' following Kids-4-Cash pardon
Several lawmakers are calling on Scranton to un-rename the President Biden Expressway, citing the damage done to children by ...
Lawmakers review Ryan Walters' proposed social studies standards heavy on Bible, patriotism
Most lawmakers encouraged patience as proposed new social studies standards for Oklahoma classrooms wind their way through ...
Taiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker’s chair
Lawmakers have clashed in Taiwan’s legislature after members of a leading political party broke into the building overnight ...
CT federal lawmakers cheer $480 million in four contracts awarded to Sikorsky
These blockbuster contracts, providing newest model helicopters, are crucial to key defense capabilities,” a federal lawmaker ...
Lawmakers sneak a pay raise and an exit from Obamacare into year-end spending bill
Members of Congress, who haven’t received a pay raise in 15 years, plan to boost their salaries by 6% and exempt themselves ...
Half of Mass. lawmakers hold second jobs despite full-time pay
About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their ...
As Hartford faces demand for $3M from graduate who can’t read, GOP lawmakers seek state accountability
Republican state lawmakers have sent multiple letters to education commissioner request funding records, ask how school ...
Top Priorities for Lawmakers
When lawmakers gavel in the new legislative session in March, they’ll have a long to-do list. But will lawmakers stick to the ...