Politics Mar 15 Trump signs GOP’s 6-month government funding bill passed by Congress By Associated Press
Politics Dec 21 Rejecting Trump’s demands, Congress averts government shutdown just after midnight President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt… By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press
Politics Dec 19 Watch 5:52 Here’s what was in the rejected GOP proposal to avoid a government shutdown House Republicans are pushing a new proposal tonight to avoid a government shutdown in an effort to meet President-elect Trump’s last-minute spending demands. It's all unfolding after Trump rejected the original bill earlier this week with billionaire Elon Musk leading… By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura, Taylor Bowie
Politics Dec 18 Watch 5:56 Trump tells GOP to reject funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown Not even 24 hours after congressional leaders released a 1,500-page bill that would keep the government funded for the next three months, the threat of a shutdown at the end of this week is back. Republicans in Congress are being… By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat
Politics Dec 17 Watch 5:20 Congress working on budget deal to avoid government shutdown, fund hurricane relief Congressional leaders should be ready to go home for the holidays. Instead, they are staring at another government funding deadline and scrambling to make it. The deal coming together could have much larger implications, but lawmakers have not yet released… By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat
Sep 18 Temporary government funding bill fails in House vote, next steps to avoid shutdown unclear By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 1:54 News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as… Continue watching
Mar 23 Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package overnight, ending partial shutdown threat By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 8:08 Why the government funding agreement may not pass in time to avoid a shutdown By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins Much of the U.S. government is waiting to see if Congress manages to avoid a partial shutdown that could begin this weekend. Lawmakers say they have struck a deal, but they do not have it in writing yet and they… Continue watching
Mar 20 Biden, congressional leaders announce government funding as partial shutdown approaches By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Democratic president said Tuesday he'll sign the bill package as soon as he gets it, but time is running short. Continue reading