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House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to Senate hours before shutdown

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion funding bill, facing a possible government shutdown due to disagreements over funding cuts.
The bill includes provisions to raise funding for the Defense Department and hardships for federal workers if new funding isn't enacted.
The White House projects saving $1 trillion with last year's agreement, but relief agencies express concerns over cuts affecting humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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BBC News

Congress vote averts US government shutdown

The Senate has agreed to vote for a $1.2tn package that will fund the US government.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

US House passes $1.2tn spending bill hours before shutdown deadline

Senate must act quickly to keep government open while Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to oust House speaker Mike JohnsonUS politics – latest updatesThe House voted Friday to pass a $1.2tn spending package that would fund much of the federal government through September, with just hours left to avert a partial shutdown. The bill now advances to the Senate, which will have to act quickly to keep the government open.The House vote was 286 to 134, with…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

U.S. House approves US$1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline

The House approved a US$1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.

1 month ago·Canada

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The Independent

House passes $1.2trn spending bill to avert shutdown

Marjorie Taylor Greene initiated the process to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson as the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to avoid a government shutdown despite the objections of conservatives like the Georgia Republican who support former president Donald Trump.

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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