Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, …
Dec 21, 2024 · With a government shutdown narrowly avoided late Friday into Saturday morning, the House and Senate sent a funding bill to President Joe Biden's desk. ... It is a good lesson for next year: both ...
December 20, 2024 presidential news, government shutdown
Dec 20, 2024 · The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown shortly after the midnight funding deadline.
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government …
Dec 20, 2024 · During the last prolonged government shutdown in 2019, D.C.’s local government dispatched extra staff to help keep garbage cans empty and pick up trash at federal sites, but there’s no word ...
Senate passes bill to avoid a government shutdown, ending …
Dec 20, 2024 · Although the final vote technically went past the midnight deadline to avert a shutdown, the White House said that Biden would sign the bill Saturday and avoid forcing U.S. troops, Border Patrol...
What a government shutdown is and what it might mean | AP …
Dec 19, 2024 · Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays.
Chances of a government shutdown; furlough meaning: Replay
Dec 19, 2024 · During a government shutdown, some federal agencies continue their work because at least some of their workers are considered “essential” to continue activities such as air traffic control ...
Congress faces shutdown dilemma that could mess with Trump's …
Dec 3, 2024 · Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 when President-elect Donald Trump will be in office.
Here’s What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown
Dec 20, 2024 · There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976, with varying levels of shutdowns that have affected agencies — and the public — in different ways. During Donald J ...
Congress passes 3-month funding extension to avoid government shutdown …
Sep 25, 2024 · Washington — The House and Senate approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded for three months on Wednesday, sending the legislation to President Biden to stave off a shutdown.
How a U.S. government shutdown could have impacted your …
Dec 19, 2024 · Each week of a federal shutdown will cost the U.S. economy $6 billion, due to delays in government spending and a reduction in pay for furloughed workers. Here's what could be impacted if the...