US Congress passes stopgap bill averting federal government shutdown
The stopgap bill passed the House of Representatives on Friday and the Senate early Saturday morning with majority support.
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House Republicans are scrambling to find a way to avoid a government shutdown after their second funding proposal was ...
Congress avoids a shutdown but leaves ‘a big mess' for Trump and Republicans in 2025
Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to ...
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D.C. Download: Did NV members of Congress get everything on their wish lists?
Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) and Rep. Susie Lee’s (D-NV) name passed through Congress at the buzzer this week, either already ...
Western NC finally gets the Helene aid it needs. But the process sure wasn’t pretty | Opinion
The aid is sorely needed. What’s disappointing is the politicking and gamesmanship that plagued the process. | Opinion ...
It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles between Saturday and New Year’s Day. A trade ...
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Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown
The Democratic-led Senate passed an 11th-hour stopgap funding bill to avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government.The ...
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Local shutdown planning proceeds as lawmakers debate budget deal
Prior to congressional action to keep the government open, Hot Springs National Park had a contingency plan in the works on ...
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US Senate eyes late-night vote on government funding
Hours clicking toward a midnight government shutdown deadline, the Senate was preparing to give final passage late Friday to ...
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Despite missing midnight deadline, Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to pass a bill that will fund the government for the first months of the new ...
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President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan ...