Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
The Senate is on track to pass a stopgap bill after its passage in the House earlier Friday. However, the upper chamber ran past the midnight deadline, meaning there will be a technical government shutdown,
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a short-term spending bill.
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown
The Senate early Saturday morning overwhelmingly approved a bill to avert a prolonged government shutdown, just hours after the House passed the measure with wide bipartisan support. The Senate vote came just after the Friday midnight deadline that would have marked the beginning of the shutdown.
Congress clears bill to avert government shutdown, extend farm bill
Congress finally approved a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that will keep the government open for a few more months, after a raucous 48 hours that served as a preview of what President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office might look like.
Live updates: Government shutdown looms as House rejects Trump-backed spending bill
Congress has limited time to avert a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution after the latest Trump-backed bill failed Thursday.
House Approves Revised Plan to Avert Government Shutdown
The proposal extends federal funding into March and provides disaster aid, but leaves out the debt-ceiling increase demanded by Trump.
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Appropriations Update - December 2025
After a few chaotic days, Congress passed a continuing resolution and narrowly averted a government shutdown. In addition to ...
Government shutdown live updates: Biden to sign funding bill Saturday: White House
House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as ...
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Senate passes budget bill early Saturday, heading off government shutdown
The Maryland context From Maryland Matters The Senate voted 85-11 to approve the bill shortly after midnight — technically ...
Senate passes $895B Defense bill; some Dems defect over transgender fight
The Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision on transgender care ...
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All But 10 Senate Democrats Voted for a Defense Bill With an Anti-Trans Healthcare Ban
If President Biden signs the bill into law, it will mark one of the first times Congress has passed a federal law aimed at ...
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Fight Over House Anti-Shutdown Bill Affects Medicare Provisions
With a midnight deadline looming, the House and the Senate rushed to approve a package and send to the president.
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House appropriators release CR, disaster relief bill
The House Appropriations Committee late Tuesday released a 1,547-page bill to fund the government through March 14, 2025, and ...
Democrat accuses Musk of tanking spending bill over China restrictions
The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee accused Elon Musk of tanking a bipartisan spending bill because it ...
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Contractors prepare for really, really late 2025 appropriations
"The lateness of appropriations is really going to have an impact on the work that they do," said Larry Allen.