The House passed a short-term funding bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown Saturday, a major victory for new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who faced competing demands from different ...

Republicans will need all hands on deck, and an assist from Senate Democrats, to avoid a government shutdown in October.

The Senate bill is on pause after GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski backed an amendment from Democrats to block Trump's plan to keep ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown. In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump ...

Lawmakers voted 217-213 for the short-term fiscal year 2025 spending bill, known as a “continuing resolution” or CR, to avert a partial government shutdown at 11:59 p.m. ET Friday.

The bipartisan spending bill postpones the debate on full-year funding levels for federal programs until after the election, and avoids a shutdown. Government agencies run out of money on ...

WASHINGTON – With just 12 days to go until a potential government shutdown, the House attempted – and failed – to pass a 6-month funding extension that was tied to a contentious piece of ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a government funding bill that keeps the federal government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on ...

The US Senate late Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown for now while setting up a contentious fight over funding in the new year. The vote was 87 to 11 ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown, following a last-minute effort to approve the measure in the Senate after a chaotic week of opposition ...