Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, averting shutdown
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.
Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump's core demand in the negotiations.
Biden signs 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.
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.
Government shutdown live updates: Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown
The Senate approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill in a just-after-midnight vote by a vote of 85-11. The legislation will extend government funding until March 14. It provides $100 billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill.
Senate passes bill to avert a government shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown shortly after the midnight funding deadline.
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.
Trump on possible government shutdown: This is Biden’s ‘problem’
Despite Trump declaring “SUCCESS in Washington” just hours before the Thursday vote, a number of Republicans joined with most Democrats to shoot down the bill. With just a narrow majority in Congress, the House GOP can’t risk losing any Republican votes without Democratic support.
Biden Signs Funding Bill—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 government funding bill, averting shutdown crisis
President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, formally averting a shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill.
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.
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Republicans averted a shutdown, yet showed boundaries of Trump’s power
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