Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep ... - NBC News
Dec 20, 2024 · 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 updates: Biden signs funding bill ... - ABC News
6 days ago · Biden signed the stopgap measure on Saturday. With a government shutdown narrowly avoided late Friday into Saturday morning, the House and Senate sent a funding bill to President Joe Biden's desk ...
Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government ... - CBS News
Dec 19, 2024 · The measure extends current government funding through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster relief funds to help with hurricane recovery and other natural disasters.
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown | AP News
Dec 20, 2024 · The incoming Trump administration vows to slash the federal budget and fire thousands of employees and is counting on Republicans for a big tax package. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in ...
What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells us | AP News
6 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the …
Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
Dec 21, 2024 · On Saturday, President Biden signed the spending bill. Although the deadline for a shutdown had technically passed, there was no interruption of federal funding.
Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement
Dec 18, 2024 · Treasury needs to borrow to pay the bills since the US spends more than it collects in revenue, resulting in a budget deficit. The nation’s debt currently stands at $36.2 trillion.
US Congress avoids government shutdown with spending bill | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.
Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won’t …
3 days ago · The Congressional Budget Office projects that the national debt will reach 166 percent of gross domestic product by 2054, up from about 99 percent of G.D.P. at the end of 2024.
Spending bill to prevent government shutdown unveiled but …
Dec 18, 2024 · Lawmakers unveiled a stop-gap spending bill on Tuesday night to prevent a shutdown that funds the government through March 14 and includes $100 billion in disaster relief and other key provisions.