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The moon is seen behind the dome of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington

What’s in the new spending bill the Senate is racing to pass to avoid a shutdown

By Lisa Desjardins

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. Photo by Kevin Wurm/REUTERS

WATCH: Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March

The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday and extend the remainder of government operations to March 8.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A general view of the U.S. Capitol, where Congress will return Tuesday to deal with a series of spending bills before funding runs out and triggers a partial U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, U.S. September 25, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

WATCH: Congress enters crisis mode as Senate unveils bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a package of government funding bills, but it's unclear if McCarthy has the support needed.

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters as he arrives for the day at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 18, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

White House prepares for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday the House would return next week to start voting on the latest plan. He has just five days until the Sept. 30 deadline.

By Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meets the U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, in Simi Valley, California

McCarthy relents to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a defeat as shutdown looms

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged with a spending cut plan to prevent a federal government shutdown by appeasing his hard-right flank, only to see it quickly collapse Thursday in a crushing defeat.

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts.

McCarthy preps House GOP debt ceiling plan to draw Biden into talks

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to build support for a Republican plan that would demand strict limits to federal spending in return for agreeing to raise the nation's debt limit and stave off an unprecedented U.S. default.

House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown.

Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec. 23

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has signed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.

What’s in the $1.5 trillion federal spending bill moving through Congress?

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Even for Congress, the $1.5 trillion package is a long, long bill. In fact, the measure and its cost are so daunting that it can be hard to digest. Here's a look at some of what's going on as the…