Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, …
Dec 21, 2024 · With 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 Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk.
Biden signs bill averting a government shutdown | AP News
Dec 21, 2024 · Biden has signed legislation that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Trump’s core demand in the negotiations.
Government shutdown recap: Congress approves spending deal
Dec 20, 2024 · During Trump’s first term, the government shut down three times, including a 35-day closure spanning the end of 2018 into early 2019 that remains the longest in U.S. history. –Michael Collin s
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government …
Agencies "will not shut down," the White House said. Though it is past the midnight deadline, the government will not shut down. The House and Senate both passed a bill to keep the...
What a government shutdown is and what it might mean | AP …
Dec 20, 2024 · A government shutdown happens when Congress doesn’t pass legislation either temporarily or more permanently funding the government, and such a measure isn’t signed by the president. When would a government shutdown start?
Biden signs the $1.2 trillion government funding bill - NBC News
Mar 23, 2024 · Earlier Saturday morning, the Senate voted 74-24 to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill after heated last-minute negotiations caused senators to breach the midnight deadline...
US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?
Sep 11, 2024 · U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if Congress fails to extend funding past Friday.
Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
Dec 20, 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 ...
Government shutdown: What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t pass …
Dec 19, 2024 · The federal government could shut down in a matter of hours if Congress does not cobble together a temporary funding plan on Friday. Lawmakers are racing to come to an agreement that will meet ...
Senate passes funding bill to avert partial government shutdown
The Senate has reached a last-minute agreement to vote on the government funding package tonight, and avert a shutdown, after an hours-long standoff over amendment votes.