President Biden signs a budget to avert what would be the first US federal shutdown since 2019.

WASHINGTON: The United States Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday (Dec 21) in a down-to-the-wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85-11 vote passed the Bill to contin

The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

The late-night vote capped a frantic week that saw president-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray.

Both houses of the US Congress have passed a funding bill to avert an 11th-hour shutdown of the federal government.

The package's passage averted a shutdown, saving Christmas for 800,000 workers

The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

The bipartisan plan that will temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid was rushed through just after the midnight deadline.

The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85-11 vote passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at…

A partial government shutdown went into effect at 12:01am Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass a stopgap bill in time.

Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.

The House approved a bill to avert a government shutdown — hours before the midnight deadline. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse.

Congress did not manage to send a spending bill to President Biden's desk before the pre-Christmas deadline.

Despite President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year, the US Senate passed a bipartisan plan, which is aimed at temporarily funding federal operations and disaster aid.

Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands days before a deadline to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown sent Congress spiraling.