The Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown. December 21, 2024 Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon ...
Dec. 17, 2024. Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter. It’s up to each federal agency to determine how it handles a shutdown, but there would be disruptions in many services.(AP Photo/J. S...
Last Updated: December 22, 2024, 12:31 AM CSTWith a government shutdown narrowly avoided late Friday into Saturday morning, the House and Senate sent a funding bill to President Joe Biden's desk. An initial bipartisan deal was tanked earlier this week by President-elect Don...
But hardline Republicans say any temporary bill is a non-starter for them. They are pushing to keep the government shut down until Congress negotiates all 12 bills that fund the government, which is historically a laborious undertaking that isn't resolved until December...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs ou...
By Louis Jacobson December 19, 2024 By Amy Sherman December 19, 2024 Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions If Your Time is short Congress has limited time to pass a bill that President Joe Biden would sign by 12:01 a.m. Dec. 21 to av...
The Senate passed a spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a calamitous domino effect on the American public and economy.
Published onMarch 9, 2024- Page 10 Congress passes package of spending bills WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown...
Our live coverage of the government shutdown negotiations and Trump’s presidential transition has moved here. 1:54 p.m. 2:55:10, December 21, 2024 Senate passes bill to fund the federal government From CNN’s Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer The Senate voted to pass a stopg...
Just five days remain until a key government funding deadline, and even after congressional leaders announced a deal to avert a shutdown until March, the schedule leaves little room for error.