The U.S. seemed to be barreling toward what would have been one of the largest government shutdowns in history -- until a stopgap 45-day funding bill was hastily passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday night, not long before the deadline. Had lawmakers failed ...
Action in the final hours to avoid a partial government shutdown has become almost routine, with lawmakers usually able to make a compromise. The funding bill was slowed this time by disagreement over allowing the government to take on more debt so that it could continue to meet its financial...
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Saturday night signed a 45-day stopgap funding bill, just a few minutes before federal government funding for this fiscal year is set to expire. In a last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the new bill ...
Biden signs funding bill, avoiding government shutdown 00:55 Share this - Copied President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the stopgap funding bill passed by the Senate Wednesday night, punting the GOP's spending fight and the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays.Nov. 17, 202...
Action in the final hours to avoid a partial government shutdown has become almost routine, with lawmakers usually able to make a compromise. The funding bill was slowed this time by disagreement over allowing the government to take on more debt so that it could continue to meet its financial...
The missed deadline was not expected to have any effect on government operations. The White House said agencies would not shut down and could continue their normal operations, since it was clear that a resolution was imminent and that Mr. Biden would sign the bill. ...
the short-term debt ceiling increase ensures that, for now, the U.S. will continue to meet its obligations. But it sets up another potential cliff at the end of the year — at a time when lawmakers will also be working to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown. ...
Another stopgap measure to fund the federal government also expires on Dec. 3, meaning Democrats and Republicans will have to reach a deal by early December to avoid the twin threats of a shutdown and a default. In a letter to President Biden last Friday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConne...
The Biden administration last month asked Congress for special permission to increase spending on Secret Service in the weeks ahead, even if Congress only passes a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, multiple congressional and administration sources tell CBS News. ...
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