WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to move forward with atemporary spending packageneeded to keep the federal government running past Friday, drawing closer to averting a shutdown after Democrats dropped an energy proposal that had drawn bipartisan opposition. Senator Chuck Schumer,...
The House passed a bill Friday to set up a major spending increase and end a brief government shutdown, sending it to PresidentDonald Trumpfor his signature. Both chambers of Congress passed a short-term funding bill and cleared the way for a boost to military and domestic spending hours aft...
President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with Republicans over the federal budget into 2024.
Where the shutdown stands on Day 3 Trump signs bill ending shutdown, allowing government to reopen Senate and House pass bill to end shutdown The House is expected to begin voting to reopen the government around 4:30 p.m. White House ...
Thatbill was referred to the Appropriations Committee, and there has not been any update on its progress since. Metro:Back in September, Metro General Manager Randy Clarke said there would be no major changes to Metro service if there was a shutdown, but some c...
Bill to avoid government shutdown would keep federal pay freeze intactYoder, Eric
President Trumpsigned a bill Friday nightto reopen the federal government for three weeks, officially ending the record-long partial government shutdown that began on December 22 and left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay. ...
President Joe Biden on Thursday nightsigned Congress’ stopgap funding billto avert a shutdown and extend government funding through December 3, according to the White House. Government funding had been set to expire at midnight, but Democratic congressional leaders, who control both chambers of Cong...
ET on the continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, a Democratic aide tells CNN. They’ll also be voting on a Department of Homeland Security bill. Both are expected to pass with unanimous consent. After that, the resolution to fund the government will head to President Trump...
Government shutdowns can affect many government processing functions. Nonessential agencies who cannot self-fund through the collection of fees or otherrevenuesources may be forced tofurlough, or give unpaid leave, to their employees. Most of the public will see the effect of the government shutdo...