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The Senate reached a deal to pass a consolidated spending bill late Friday but failed to vote on it before the government shutdown deadline. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, a bill to appropriate $1.2 trillion of…

The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the fiscal year, to avert a government shutdown scheduled for Friday, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Neither the Senate nor the House of…

By averting a government shutdown, Democrats and more moderate Republicans ensured bigger government, further indebtedness, a greater percentage of the federal budget allocated toward paying interest, and…

This morning (Sunday Oct 1, 2023), the Wall Street Journal tells us (surely, this must be tongue in cheek!): “A bipartisan measure was passed by the House and Senate and signed by President Biden. The legislation includes…

President Joe Biden signed a 45-day government funding bill into law late Saturday, narrowly avoiding the first federal shutdown of his presidency. Biden signed the legislation following bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate…

by John Solomon   Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz declared Sunday he will seek to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker after a drama-filled scramble to pass a federal budget forced a last-minute temporary spending bill that required…

The House of Representatives voted to pass a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, potentially staving off a government shutdown. The “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions…

The Senate appeared back on track Thursday to pass a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September and provide roughly $45 billion in military and economic assistance to Ukraine after lawmakers reached…

President Biden on Friday signed legislation extending government funding for one week, averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate passed the measure, known as a continuing resolution, Thursday night, and a similar…

President Biden signed a bill on Friday that temporarily funds the government through Dec. 23, following approval from the House of Representatives and Senate.By a vote of 71-19, the Senate avoided a weekend partial government shutdown…