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Congress passes spending bill to end an hours-old shutdown “Democrats worked hard to achieve a bipartisan agreement and gave our assurances to the Speaker that we were not interested in shutting down government,” Pelosi said in a statement after the vote. “In return, the Speaker refused to...
President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with Republicans over the federal budget into 2024.
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Reporting by Nancy Cordes This timetable of the day leading to thegovernment shutdownwas provided to CBS News by a person familiar with the negotiations. At about 10:45 a.m. Friday, President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and they had a good, positive conversation about pr...
It’s become clear that the package, which would punt a government shutdown deadline into March and require proof of citizenship to register to vote, has almost no shot at even passing the House due to GOP opposition. Johnson tacitly confirmed as much when he announced that leaders would del...
down. They receive back pay once funding is restored to their agency. Employees in nonessential positions are furloughed until the government is funded again and don't come into work or get a paycheck. Under a 2019 law, however, they're guaranteed to receive back pay once the shutdown is...
The partial government shutdown continues with seemingly no end in sight as President Trump and Democratic lawmakers refuse to compromise and pass a spending bill – with funding for a border wall at the crux of the fight.
U.S. government shutdown assured as Senate goes into recess WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government is set to have another shutdown starting Friday after the Senate went into recessed and missed a Thursday midnight deadline to pass a temporary funding bill....
WICHITA, Kansas — Wide-reaching disruptions could come to Kansas if the federal government shuts down this weekend. An Oct. 1 shutdown would put paychecks on