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 ...
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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...
Infants, and Children (WIC) could be at risk of losing assistance almost immediately into a shutdown, according to the Biden administration. That's because the federal contingency fund supporting normal WIC operations would likely run out in a matter of days...
WASHINGTON-On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill that will allow government funding through Dec. 3, narrowly averting a federal shutdown, according to a White House news release. The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on anothe...
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...
Here's what to know about what happens during a government shutdown: What is a government shutdown? Tourists walk by a sign announcing that the Statue of Liberty is closed due to a government shutdown in New York on Oct. 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand Many federal government agencie...
File photo: A Park Police officer walks passes a sign announcing the closure of the Lincoln Memorial due to a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1, 2013.Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images Many parks stayed open during a shutdown in 2018 and 2019, but with ...
Trump, who is Biden's top rival heading into the 2024 election, is urging on the Republican hardliners. If they are successful, the shutdown could last weeks, perhaps even longer.
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 ...