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Government shutdown recap: Congress passes funding deal
Congress passed a bipartisan deal spending deal after Donald Trump and Elon Musk tanked an earlier bill. The government did not shut down.
Congress averts government shutdown as Senate passes funding bill
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, approving a last-gasp federal funding bill to cap a week whose events could reverberate throughout 2025 and Donald Trump’s second presidency. The House on Friday agreed to a bipartisan deal to punt a funding deadline to March 14,
Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It Happened
The shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.
Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
Congress voted to avert a shutdown early Saturday morning after House GOP leaders dropped a demand from Donald Trump over the debt limit, highlighting the limits of the president-elect’s influence on Capitol Hill despite his position as leader of the party.
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight
Congress revoked an additional $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service last week when lawmakers averted a government shutdown, a cut that may undo many of President Joe Biden’s efforts to improve customer service at the tax agency and train fresh scrutiny on wealthy tax cheats.
Republicans strip IRS of another $20b in government shutdown fight
Biden and congressional Democrats gave the IRS $80 billion in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, but Congress rescinded $20 billion as part of a 2023 budget deal.
Republicans quietly cut IRS funding by $20 billion in bill to avert government shutdown
The GOP assault on the revenue collecting agency's funding could exacerbate wait times and balloon the deficit
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a ...
Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
Hours to go before a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan from Speaker Mike ...
Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Congress previously passed a stopgap funding bill back in September, before Oct. 1, which was the last deadline to fund the ...
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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Congress turns shutdown into a game show — who decides?
Congress shakes up the shutdown showdown with a high-stakes game of musical chairs—find out who will decide the nation’s ...
What happens to federal employees in a government shutdown? It depends. | Opinion
There are 12 appropriations bills that must pass each year and since members of Congress are sharply divided, this is ...
Here's how a shutdown could affect a new Congress and Trump's inauguration
Trump won’t be sworn in for another month, but a possible government shutdown raises questions about how it could affect his ...