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Senate sends $1.2 trillion funding bill to Biden after missing shutdown deadline
The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion funding package early Saturday, sending the massive spending bill off…
Senate reaches funding deal but misses midnight deadline on government shutdown
The federal government headed for a brief shutdown after senators failed to advance a $1.2 trillion…
Senate races to pass government funding bill as shutdown draws near
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) set up a path to vote on a bill to…
White House ‘reviewing and updating’ government shutdown plan
The White House is “reviewing and updating” plans for shuttering federal agencies should the Senate fail…
The House Republicans’ math problems and the country’s
House Republicans face a basic math problem: with just 219 votes, their majority isn’t very big.…
House passes final spending bills over Republican opposition
The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step…
House GOP revolts against speaker over government spending bill: ‘Johnson blew it’
House Republicans are decrying the final government spending legislation up for a vote Friday, accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson…
Lawmakers fume over ban on pride flags included in spending bill to avert shutdown
A niche policy rider that House Republicans tucked into text for the final appropriations legislation has…
Congressional Republicans decry ‘radical pet projects’ earmarked in $1.2 trillion bill
Republicans raged against earmarks littered throughout the latest government spending legislation, unveiled overnight Thursday, that fund…
Republican Tony Gonzales balks at bipartisan funding bill: ‘Count me out’
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) rejected a bipartisan spending deal to avoid a government shutdown, taking particular…
House poised to break 72-hour voting rule as clock ticks toward government shutdown
House Republican leaders are poised to waive a key voting rule that requires lawmakers to release…
Republican measures to claw back COVID funds and oversee WHO included in funding bill
House Republicans included several provisions relating to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the final…
Lawmakers unveil final spending package as Congress races to avoid shutdown
Lawmakers unveiled the legislative text for its final appropriations package overnight Thursday, starting the clock for…
Biden backs funding bill to avoid shutdown: ‘I will sign it immediately’
President Joe Biden has pledged to back a funding deal to avoid a government shutdown. Congressional…
Congress scrambles to avoid shutdown after overcoming border security hurdle
Congressional negotiators were able to hammer out a deal to complete their final spending bill on…
Lawmakers overcome impasse on border security to strike deal on final spending bills
Congressional negotiators have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, the final…
House conservatives oppose government spending deal before negotiators can finalize deal
Congressional leaders are dealing with a new headache after more than 40 House Republicans came out…
Congress comes up short on shutdown spending deal as deadline looms
Congress is poised to miss another self-imposed deadline to release legislative text for the final spending…
Border security disagreements threaten spending negotiations as shutdown looms
The final government spending package to avoid a partial shutdown later this week ran into some…