Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep ... - NBC News
Dec 21, 2024 · 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 shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill ... - ABC News
Dec 21, 2024 · The White House Office of Management and Budget stopped "shutdown preparations" overnight in expectation that Congress would pass the short-term funding necessary to keep the government running.
Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government ... - CBS News
Dec 22, 2024 · The measure extends current government funding through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster relief funds to help with hurricane recovery and other natural disasters. It also allocates ...
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown | AP News
Dec 20, 2024 · With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a …
Congress unveils stopgap spending bill to prevent partial government …
Dec 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement
Dec 18, 2024 · Treasury needs to borrow to pay the bills since the US spends more than it collects in revenue, resulting in a budget deficit. The nation’s debt currently stands at $36.2 trillion.
Biden signs government funding bill, averting shutdown crisis - NBC News
Dec 21, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, formally averting a shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill. The package funds the government at current...
Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
Dec 21, 2024 · The government funding measure was a stripped-down version of an earlier proposal negotiated between Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate that was filled with policy ...
Biden signs $1.2 trillion government spending bill that ... - CBS News
Mar 23, 2024 · Washington — President Biden on Saturday signed the massive spending package that the Senate approved overnight, avoiding a partial shutdown of the government and ending a monthslong fight over...
US Congress avoids government shutdown with spending bill | AP News
Sep 23, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.