US Senate approves spending stopgap to avert government shutdown | Politics News
Short-term spending bill averts shutdown of agencies that would have kicked in on Saturday. The United States Congress has approved a short-term spending package to…
House passes stopgap funding bill to temporarily avert government shutdown
1 of 4 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., returns to his office after the House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid…
After White House meeting, congressional leaders express optimism on avoiding shutdown
1 of 6 | President Joe Biden met with the leaders of the House and Senate to discuss plans to avert a government shutdown and…
Johnson and Schumer spar over elusive solution to Friday’s shutdown cliff
Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues on Sunday that it is his “sincere hope” that Johnson “will step up to once again buck the…
Johnson gets real about funding leverage as shutdown looms
Johnson stressed to Republicans that he feels optimistic about meeting next week’s deadline for passing the first four bills, which fund the departments of Agriculture,…
Dozen funding totals struck as Congress races to avert another shutdown cliff
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) presides over a hearing on national security spending on Capitol Hill Oct. 31, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Top appropriators…