Lawmakers came together to fund the government on Friday, keeping the lights on in Washington until early next year and preventing a Christmas season shutdown. The package — crafted by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — funds the government at current levels through March 14, extends the farm bill for one year and appropriates billions of dollars…

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The Christmas “shutdown” will not take place: the United States narrowly avoided Saturday a budgetary paralysis that would have sent hundreds of thousands of civil servants home without pay for

Le « shutdown » de Noël n’aura pas lieu : les États-Unis ont évité de justesse samedi une paralysie budgétaire qui aurait renvoyé, sans paie, des centaines de milliers de fonctionnaires chez eux pour les

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United States: Congress avoids budgetary paralysis before Christmas

Shutdown averted ’Twas the night before shutdown, and all through the House, a funding bill passed, assuaging all doubts. The eleventh-hour deal to keep the government open passed the Senate early Saturday morning and was signed into law by President Joe Biden hours later. The turmoil of the week previewed the legislative chaos that awaits Washington after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. Congress punted government funding for only thre…

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The NewsThe US is on track to narrowly avoid a damaging government shutdown that lasts into Monday, but only after House Republicans had to again seek Democratic support following two days of self-inflicted political wounds.Congress is now moving ahead with a plan to fund the government until mid-March, along with a package of hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster and farm aid. Importantly, the legislation abandons Donald Trump’s demand th…

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WASHINGTON – Narrowly avoiding the September’s stopgap spending bill expiration, Congress passed a new spending bill to keep the government open until March 14, 2025.

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Wyoming’s congressional delegation voted to pass a temporary spending measure Friday night that will keep the federal government from shutting down. Cynthia Lummis praised Donald Trump and Elon Musk for exhibiting leadership while Biden didn’t.

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In a critical move just hours before a potential government shutdown, Congress successfully passed a funding bill to sustain federal operations through March 14, 2025.  
Congress displayed a flurry of activity this week as they finalized a renegotiated piece of legislation just past midnight. This bill, a more streamlined version than its original bipartisan proposal, was heavily influenced by recent political dynamics. It will prevent a governm…

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The Christmas “shutdown” will not take place: the United States narrowly avoided Saturday a budgetary paralysis that would have sent hundreds of thousands of civil servants home for the holidays without pay. Ending a tumultuous multi-day streak involving Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Congress...

Le "shutdown" de Noël n'aura pas lieu: les Etats-Unis ont évité de justesse samedi une paralysie budgétaire qui aurait renvoyé, sans paie, des centaines de milliers de fonctionnaires chez eux pour les fêtes. Mettant fin à une séquence tumultueuse de plusieurs jours impliquant Donald Trump et Elon Musk, le Congrès…

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