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House passes spending bill to fund government until Dec. 20, sends to Senate to avoid shutdown
The House voted 341-82 to keep government funding at current levels for the next three months, with all "no" votes coming from Republicans.
Stop risky research, Congress dodges hard decisions and other commentary
The Risky Research Review Act, now before the Senate, “could finally require independent oversight” around risks like gain-of-function research, note Bryce Nickels & Jay Bhattacharya at RealClearPolitics.
House Rules Committee nixes vote on short-term spending bill after GOP opposition
Without a rule, House GOP leadership is expected to bring the spending bill to the floor under a procedure known as suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority...
Speaker Johnson unveils second plan to avert shutdown, heeds to key Dem demand
House Republican leadership on Sunday unveiled its second plan to avert a government shutdown, opting to ditch a key provision from the first attempt that Democrats had roundly opposed.
Lauren Boebert says Speaker Johnson's failed spending bill would 'screw' the US more than a 'Diddy freak off'
Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert chided that House Speaker Mike Johnson's spending patch flop would "screw our country more times over than a Diddy freak off."
House fails to pass six-month government funding bill as shutdown looms
The spending bill, which failed 220-202, would have funded the government at current levels until March 28, 2025, and would have mandated proof-of-citizenship nationwide when registering to vote.
Johnson pulls bill to avert partial government shutdown and mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration
House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a scheduled Wednesday vote on a temporary spending bill that would keep the government’s lights on for six more months once the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.
Trump calls on Republicans to demand ‘absolute assurances on election security’ in messy government spending fight
“If Republicans in the House, and Senate, don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security, THEY SHOULD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, GO FORWARD WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON THE...
Government could shut down before election as Democrats balk at citizen voting rule in spending bill
Congress gaveled into session for the first time Monday since its roughly six-week recess, returning to a messy spending fight and mad dash against the clock to keep the government's...
Senate passes $1.2T federal spending bill after deadline, ending brief partial government shutdown
"It is good for the American people that we have reached a bipartisan agreement on funding the government tonight."
Ukraine aid bill takes backseat to funding government, Speaker Mike Johnson tells The Post
House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that taking up a supplemental package for Ukraine prior to ironing out spending levels could jeopardize government funding.
Biden signs funding package after Senate avoids government shutdown
President Biden on Saturday signed the massive government-funding package into law, diffusing concerns of a partial shutdown.
Senate approves House-passed stopgap bill to prevent partial government shutdown
Senators approved the stopgap bill in a 77-13 vote, sending it to President Biden, who is expected to sign it. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a 320-99 vote...
House passes stopgap bill to prevent partial government shutdown Friday
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives advanced a bipartisan deal to forestall a government shutdown at 11:59 pm Friday, pushing the two-pronged deadline later into March.
Congressional leadership cuts bipartisan deal to avert partial government shutdown
Congressional leaders unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Saturday.
Conservatives opposed to spending deal torpedo rules vote in latest warning sign for House Speaker Mike Johnson
Republican hardliners still seething over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats blocked a procedural vote Wednesday in the latest warning sign that legislation averting a government shutdown could...
House GOPers seethe at Speaker Mike Johnson over $1.66T spending deal with Dems: 'Total failure'
The howling from Johnson's right flank is reminiscent of the spending flap that spelled doom for his predecessor last year.
Speaker Johnson unveils long-elusive deal to avert shutdown as border compromise takes shape
Speaker Johnson (R-La.) announced a deal for a top-line discretionary budget of $1.59 trillion, hovering around the figure set in the debt ceiling deal last year — in keeping with Democrats'...
Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year
The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly two more months while a long-term package is negotiated.
Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown with bipartisan support
The Senate met into the night to pass the bill with an overwhelming 87-11 tally and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature one day after it passed...