WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday night to pass a short-term bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown at the last minute after a dramatic turnaround in the waning hours. The bill, which passed the House earlier by a substantial bipartisan vote of 335-91, now goes […]
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tom Emmer, the majority whip, shake hands following passage in the House of a 45-day continuing resolution on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Credit – Nathan Howard—Getty Images In a dramatic turn of events, the House and Senate on Saturday passed a measure […]
BREAKING NEWS: House is set to kick can down the road and AVERT government shutdown for 45 days with short-term spending bill By Jimmy Mccloskey For Dailymail.Com and Will Potter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:06 BST, 30 September 2023 | Updated: 17:28 BST, 30 September 2023 House representatives are voting to […]
National parks would close if government shuts down, official says The National Park Service plans to close its parks and furlough park rangers if the government shuts down as expected Sunday, a move that would spoil vacation plans for tens of thousands of people and put some gateway towns in an economic […]
The White House is seen on June 24. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Along with other government agencies, the White House sent a message to its staff with the critical logistical instructions for preparing for a shutdown if one occurs — including a mandatory directive to furloughed employees to turn off their […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the government, making it all but certain that federal agencies will partially shut down beginning on Sunday. In a 232-198 vote, the House defeated a […]
A small group of Senate negotiators are frantically working to find a series of amendments that could boost border security and be added to the Senate’s short-term spending bill and GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, a member of that group, said they are making progress. Tillis said, right now, negotiators are […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday rejected a stopgap funding bill advancing in the Senate, bringing Washington closer to its fourth partial shutdown of the U.S. government in a decade with just four days to go. That would lead to the furlough of […]