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Senate passes $1.2T federal spending bill after deadline, ending brief partial government shutdown
"It is good for the American people that we have reached a bipartisan agreement on funding the government tonight."
Ukraine aid bill takes backseat to funding government, Speaker Mike Johnson tells The Post
House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that taking up a supplemental package for Ukraine prior to ironing out spending levels could jeopardize government funding.
Biden signs funding package after Senate avoids government shutdown
President Biden on Saturday signed the massive government-funding package into law, diffusing concerns of a partial shutdown.
Senate approves House-passed stopgap bill to prevent partial government shutdown
Senators approved the stopgap bill in a 77-13 vote, sending it to President Biden, who is expected to sign it. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a 320-99 vote...
House passes stopgap bill to prevent partial government shutdown Friday
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives advanced a bipartisan deal to forestall a government shutdown at 11:59 pm Friday, pushing the two-pronged deadline later into March.
Congressional leadership cuts bipartisan deal to avert partial government shutdown
Congressional leaders unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Saturday.
Conservatives opposed to spending deal torpedo rules vote in latest warning sign for House Speaker Mike Johnson
Republican hardliners still seething over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats blocked a procedural vote Wednesday in the latest warning sign that legislation averting a government shutdown could...
House GOPers seethe at Speaker Mike Johnson over $1.66T spending deal with Dems: 'Total failure'
The howling from Johnson's right flank is reminiscent of the spending flap that spelled doom for his predecessor last year.
Speaker Johnson unveils long-elusive deal to avert shutdown as border compromise takes shape
Speaker Johnson (R-La.) announced a deal for a top-line discretionary budget of $1.59 trillion, hovering around the figure set in the debt ceiling deal last year — in keeping with Democrats'...
Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year
The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly two more months while a long-term package is negotiated.
Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown with bipartisan support
The Senate met into the night to pass the bill with an overwhelming 87-11 tally and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature one day after it passed...
House passes bill to avert government shutdown with bipartisan support
A short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, bringing the US one step closer to keep the lights on after Nov. 17.
Dems quiet on Johnson plan to avert shutdown as GOP defections mount
Top Democrats are keeping their cards close to the vest about whether they will help carry Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a shutdown over the finish line.
Speaker Mike Johnson proposes unusual plan to prevent a government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a novel two-step budget extension to prevent a looming government shutdown.
Congress must get its act together and prevent a government shutdown — or recession is on its way
It’s never a good time for the US economy to be hit by a government shutdown. But now would be particularly inopportune — and a shutdown is looking likelier by the...
27 dead Americans, and House Republicans bicker instead of tapping a speaker
A week after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, the conference voted Wednesday to make Rep. Steve Scalise his successor — but hasn’t actually united behind him.
How a divided GOP can finally unite and prevent a government shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a last-minute deal with Democrats late last month to fund the government through November 17, but lost his speakership after a minuscule number of Republicans rebelled.
Absurd, attention-seeking Matt Gaetz is the GOP's John Fetterman
Matt Gaetz is making his biggest play yet by threatening to try to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership by offering a so-called motion to vacate.
Jamaal Bowman attacks 'Nazi' GOP as he faces Malliotakis expulsion bid over fire alarm pull
Brooklyn and Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman as he sounded off another type of alarm Monday.
AOC defends Jamaal Bowman pulling fire alarm in 'moment of panic'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bolted to the defense of fellow New York representative Jamaal Bowman after he apparently pulled the fire alarm on Capitol Hill by mistake as Democrats were trying...