Government shutdown live updates: Senate poised to vote on funding bill as Saturday's deadline nears
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a short-term spending bill.
Government shutdown live updates: Focus turns to Senate after House OKs spending bill
House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the “lines of communication have been reopened” with Speaker Mike Johnson.
What was in the continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown? See key details from the failed spending bill.
The 1,500 page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would have done more than keep the government funded at current levels to prevent a government shutdown. The bill was laden with dozens of add-ons making it resemble the massive end-of-year spending packages that GOP leaders have vowed to avoid.
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Live updates: Government shutdown looms as House rejects Trump-backed spending bill
Congress has limited time to avert a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution after the latest Trump-backed bill failed Thursday.
US faces government shutdown as Republicans reject Trump-backed bill
The United States is facing a government shutdown on Saturday following Thursday's rejection by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives of a Republican plan to avert it. That plan, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump and his tech billionaire advisor Elon Musk,
Senate eyes late-night vote on government funding after House approves bill to prevent shutdown
Hours to go before a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan from Speaker Mike Johnson to prevent a government shutdown
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
The House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown
US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government shutdown,
Government shutdown live updates: House approves new funding bill
The latest Republican plan to avert a government shutdown has failed to reach the two-thirds majority to pass, with a 174-235-1 vote. There were 38 votes against the bill from House Republicans, including Chip Roy,
Sen. Mike Lee on 1,500-page continuing resolution: ‘Christmastime legislative extortion’
Sen. Mike Lee called the effort to pass a 1,500-page continuing resolution ahead of the midnight Dec. 20 shutdown deadline ...
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Cammack Explains Vote Against Continuing Resolution, 'Single-Issue Bills are the Way to Go'
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) was one of four Florida Republicans who voted against the President-elect Donald ...
The U.S. government could shut down this weekend. Here’s what to know
When would a federal shutdown start? Which parts of the government would shut down? Will payments to Social Security ...
Trump is 'totally against' Congress' proposed stopgap spending bill, Fox News reports
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that he is "totally against" the stopgap measure proposed in ...
Which services will be affected during a government shutdown? See what’s staying open and closed.
If Congress fails to approve a continuing resolution or permanent spending measure by 12:01 a.m. Saturday, many federal ...
A new Congressional resolution could affect farmers
As the stopgap funding bill’s Friday expiration date looms, Congressional leaders said they have reached a bipartisan deal to ...
Sen. Kennedy calls on Trump to step in on spending bill showdown: 'One person' who can unite GOP
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy called on Trump to visit Washington to help Speaker Johnson rein in the GOP caucus, ...
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Feenstra talks continuing resolution provisions
Also tucked into the bipartisan funding bill was a green light on the year-round sales of fuel containing higher ethanol ...
Wake up with the Washington Examiner: How the continuing resolution died and set up an unexpected shutdown fight
The death of a CR House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has an anchor around his neck and a target on his back after a spending ...