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Birds fly over the main rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building at sunset after a sixth round of voting for a new Speaker of the U.S. House failed to elect a new Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023 Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS

Politics Nov 14

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Aug 15

Republican press conference following the passage of the Secure the Border Act, HR-2, on Capitol Hill
AP report: McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month

The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, when funding will be needed. The stopgap measure would fund operations into December but McCarthy needs support from Republicans who are loathe to agree as they push for steeper cuts.

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Sep 29

U.S. Capitol building in Washington
Senate passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown, aid Ukraine

The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a partial government shutdown and provide another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine as it seeks to repel Russia's brutal invasion.

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Politics Feb 18

U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive order on reducing government bureaucracy at the White House in Washington
Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting government shutdown

Both parties hope the short-term measure will be the last one needed as negotiators craft compromise bills to finance federal agencies through Sept. 30.

By Zeke Miller, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Politics Sep 22

House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown

Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided U.S. House have voted to take a government shutdown off the table this fall, giving a big, bipartisan vote to a temporary government-wide funding bill Tuesday night.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Nov 18

House Democrats propose stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

A temporary government-wide funding bill would forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation.

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Sep 26

Senate sends Trump stopgap spending bill

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The measure would buy additional time for lawmakers to unclog yearly spending bills amid fights over President Donald Trump's border wall and abortion.

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Sep 05

Cooperation in Congress key to tackling full fall agenda

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer - cooperation between Republicans and President Barack Obama.

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Sep 27

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