US Senate passes government funding bill to avoid shutdown
The bipartisan plan that will temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid was rushed through just after the midnight deadline.
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.
Bipartisan Government Funding Plan Collapses After Trump Intervenes Days Before Shutdown
Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands days before a deadline to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown sent Congress spiraling.
President Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law, narrowly averting shutdown
The White House has announced that President Biden signed a stopgap funding bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding into March and avoiding a shutdown.
House Democrats and Dozens of Republicans Reject Trump’s Government Funding Plan
A day before a potential government shutdown, in a vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the lawmakers fell well short of the two-thirds threshold needed for passage.
Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a government shutdown, and proved his power in Trump's America
Analysis: As Congress prepared to vote on a budget bill to fund government services and avoid a shutdown, Elon Musk posted scores of tweets calling for the bill to be killed.
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