Shutdown avoided but with no guarantee Congress will meet its next deadline

Shutdown avoided but with no guarantee Congress will meet its next deadline

WASHINGTON — Congress avoided a government shutdown this past weekend, but the turmoil on Capitol Hill is expected to continue this week and the stopgap measure approved by lawmakers is by no means a permanent fix. The short-term funding bill approved by Congress and signed by President Biden over the weekend expires on Nov. 17, and there’s no guarantee lawmakers in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate will come to an agreement on how to fund the fede…