House passes bill to fund US government in crucial step towards averting shutdown

Republicans in the House of Representatives have come to a second short-term government spending agreement, after President-elect Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk scuttled the initial ... Read More

US averts shutdown as Trump sets the stage for his presidency

President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates. Read More

Senate passes bill to avoid a government shutdown, ending funding fight at the 11th hour

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill to fund the government through March 14. It does not address the debt ceiling, a key demand from President-elect Donald Trump. Read More

Live updates: House GOP offers new plan to avert a government shutdown without Trump’s debt limit demand

Congress has limited time to avert a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution after the latest Trump-backed bill failed Thursday. Read More

Government shutdown live updates: Spending bill passes Senate and goes to Biden for approval

Spending bill passes Senate and goes to Biden for approval - Preparations to close government agencies called off as president set to sign new legislation ... Read More

Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, averting shutdown

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have ... Read More

House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline

Democrats and some conservatives opposed the new funding bill, which was crafted after President-elect Donald Trump blew up an earlier bipartisan agreement. Read More

Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

The vote capped a frantic week that saw Donald Trump and Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray. Read More

Government shutdown recap: Congress passes funding deal

Congress passed a bipartisan deal spending deal after Donald Trump and Elon Musk tanked an earlier bill. The government did not shut down. Read More

Senate eyes late-night vote after House approves bill to prevent government shutdown

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 ... Read More

Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown

Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ... Read More