Senate Approves Funding Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown
U.S. Senate
Senate Approves Funding Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown
2025-03-14 22:26:26
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed stopgap legislation Friday to keep the federal government funded through Sept. 30 and to avoid a shutdown that would have further damaged a precarious U.S. economy. The legislation includes $7 billion in funding cuts... Read More

House Passes CR, Sends Measure to Senate
Congress
House Passes CR, Sends Measure to Senate
2024-12-21 00:05:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After days of unrest in the Republican conference, the House on Friday passed a short-term funding bill, dramatically averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown just six hours before it was set to begin. The vote on “Plan C” of... Read More

House Republicans Appear Poised to Defy Trump to Pass CR
Political News
House Republicans Appear Poised to Defy Trump to Pass CR
2024-12-20 18:25:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing to meet early Friday afternoon to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown — one that could see them ignoring President-elect Donald Trump’s demand that they include an increase in the debt... Read More

Johnson, Unbowed, Vows to Hold Vote on Third Funding Plan
Political News
Johnson, Unbowed, Vows to Hold Vote on Third Funding Plan
2024-12-20 14:36:48
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrived at the Capitol Friday morning declaring Republicans had arrived at yet another plan to avert a government shutdown and vowing that a vote on the measure is imminent. “We’re expecting votes this... Read More

Trump Declares Victory Ahead of Anticipated Thursday Night Vote on Funding Measure
In The News
Trump Declares Victory Ahead of Anticipated Thursday Night Vote on Funding Measure
2024-12-19 22:45:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump scored a significant legislative win on Thursday, more than a month before he formally returns to the White House. “Success in Washington!” Trump declared on Truth Social, his social media platform. His expression of delight... Read More

House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
In The News
House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
2024-09-25 21:51:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House approved a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday evening, averting a government shutdown just weeks ahead of the general election in November. The final vote on the measure, which extends funding of the government at its current... Read More

Jeffries: Shutting Down Government in GOP’s DNA
Political News
Jeffries: Shutting Down Government in GOP’s DNA
2024-09-19 21:54:10
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A day after a Republican-led push to vote on a continuing resolution that was doomed for failure, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jefferies, D-N.Y., mused that it feels like “deja vu all over again” in the halls of the... Read More

‘Intense’ Discussion of Ukraine Aid Overshadows Government Shutdown Talks
White House
‘Intense’ Discussion of Ukraine Aid Overshadows Government Shutdown Talks
2024-02-27 20:57:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With Congress at a virtual standstill, President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Republican and Democratic leaders to act swiftly to avoid a government shutdown and finally pass long-stalled emergency aid to Ukraine and Israel. Biden invited House Speaker... Read More

Government Begins Preparing for Partial Shutdown
Federal Budget
Government Begins Preparing for Partial Shutdown
2024-02-23 16:27:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies got their first concrete indication the threat of a looming government shutdown is getting serious on Friday, as the White House Office of Management and Budget began circulating its guidance to those who will be impacted... Read More

Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
Political News
Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
2023-10-01 14:47:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With just over three hours to spare, the Senate last night passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown, and President Joe Biden signed it just before the midnight deadline. The measure will fund the federal government... Read More

House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Senate Plans Vote Saturday Night
Political News
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Senate Plans Vote Saturday Night
2023-09-30 20:10:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After multiple failed attempts, the House on Saturday approved a “clean” stopgap funding bill in a last-ditch bid to avert a government shutdown, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours to spare. In the end, after... Read More

Disorder in the House; Last Gasp Bid to Avert Shutdown Crushed in Chamber Vote
Political News
Disorder in the House; Last Gasp Bid to Avert Shutdown Crushed in Chamber Vote
2023-09-29 20:15:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A last gasp attempt to keep the federal government fully funded beyond this weekend turned into a crushing defeat for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday as 21 hard-right members of his conference voted against the plan... Read More

How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs
Health
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs
2023-09-27 18:02:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government come midnight on Saturday, but on how that almost inevitable shutdown will... Read More

Senate Moves to Avert Looming Government Shutdown
Political News
Senate Moves to Avert Looming Government Shutdown
2023-09-26 21:44:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans in the Senate reached an agreement Tuesday afternoon on a stopgap spending plan that could keep the government funded through mid-November, but some provisions are not likely to fly with hardliners in the House. The... Read More

Capitol Moving Ever Closer to a Shutdown
Political News
Capitol Moving Ever Closer to a Shutdown
2023-09-25 19:18:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With both the House and Senate out for the Yom Kippur holiday, movement in the House on its glacial effort to avoid a government shutdown won’t resume until Tuesday. But this past tropical storm-soaked weekend saw a flurry... Read More

Majority of Voters Want Lawmakers to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Opinion Polls
Majority of Voters Want Lawmakers to Avoid a Government Shutdown
2023-08-31 19:28:45
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — A vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum want lawmakers to quit it with the political brinkmanship and avoid a partial government shutdown next month, according to a new poll by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.... Read More

With Government Shutdown Looming, House Dems Bring Forward Continuing Resolution
Political News
With Government Shutdown Looming, House Dems Bring Forward Continuing Resolution
2020-12-08 20:52:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - In what is probably one of her last acts as a member of Congress, retiring House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., introduced a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through Dec. 18. Widely expected, the move... Read More

Congress Seeks to Avert a Government Shutdown as Trump Seethes
Congress
Congress Seeks to Avert a Government Shutdown as Trump Seethes

Congress returned Monday from its Thanksgiving break hoping to avoid a government shutdown looming at the end of next week — with President Donald Trump being a potential wild card. Hopes for a new coronavirus stimulus package are slim as lawmakers focus on the more... Read More

Lawmakers a Step Closer to Averting Dec. 11 Government Shutdown
Congress
Lawmakers a Step Closer to Averting Dec. 11 Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — Top appropriators reached bipartisan agreement Tuesday on a framework for an omnibus spending package that would avoid a partial government shutdown next month. The compromise forged between the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations committees sets spending allocations for the... Read More

Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Legislation, Hours Before Deadline
Congress
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Legislation, Hours Before Deadline

WASHINGTON — The Senate easily cleared a stopgap funding measure Wednesday that would avoid a partial government shutdown in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 elections. On an 84-10 vote, the Senate sent to President Donald Trump’s desk... Read More

Appropriators Reach Spending Agreement, Fend Off Possible Government Shutdown
Federal Budget
Appropriators Reach Spending Agreement, Fend Off Possible Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats reached agreement “in principle” Thursday on $1.37 trillion in government funding, staving off the possibility of another shutdown just a week before spending is set to run out, according to Appropriations Committee leaders. The deal... Read More

Congress Plans to Punt Government Shutdown Deadline to Dec. 20
Federal Budget
Congress Plans to Punt Government Shutdown Deadline to Dec. 20

WASHINGTON — Congress plans to extend government funding through Dec. 20, averting the risk of a shutdown next week but setting up a potential spending fight amid likely impeachment votes before the end of the year, according to lawmakers and... Read More

Impeachment on Collision Course With Possible Shutdown
Impeachment
Impeachment on Collision Course With Possible Shutdown

WASHINGTON — Congress could navigate a shutdown and a presidential impeachment inquiry if lawmakers and the Trump administration can’t reach an agreement on government funding during the next three weeks. The two events haven’t overlapped before in the nation’s history.... Read More

Hoyer: ‘Senate Has a Responsibility to Act,’ After House Democrats Pass 10 Spending Bills
Federal Budget
Hoyer: 'Senate Has a Responsibility to Act,' After House Democrats Pass 10 Spending Bills
2019-06-28 19:26:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - As they head back to their districts for the week-long July 4 district work period, House Democrats have reason to feel proud and maybe, just a little bit tired. For the first time in 13 years, the House... Read More

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