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U.S. President Trump visits Japan

Politics Oct 27

After courts hampered earlier efforts, Trump wants to cancel more funding during shutdown

By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Politics Mar 15

U.S. House of Representatives Vote on a Budget Extension
Trump signs GOP’s 6-month government funding bill passed by Congress

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats.

By Associated Press

Politics Dec 21

Possible government shutdown looms on Capitol Hill in Washington
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

U.S. President-elect Trump attends annual Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland
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

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington
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

Dec 17

Watch 5:20
Congress working on budget deal to avoid government shutdown, fund hurricane relief

By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat

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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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Mar 20

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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…

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