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President Joe Biden signed into law the short-term funding bill on Saturday, according to a release from the White House.

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, December 22, 2024.

The deal does not include a provision to raise the debt limit.

The final vote was 366-34-1, easily surpassing the two-thirds majority threshold needed for passage under suspension of the rules.

The House of Representatives passed the two-thirds majority to pass the funding bill to avert a federal shutdown tonight. The bill, which funds the government until March, will head to the Senate.

The shutdown would come just as many Americans are traveling for the holidays.

An extended shutdown would result in longer wait times at airports.

President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 

There have been five federal shutdowns in the last 29 years.

A White House office is talking to agencies ahead of a possible shutdown.

"Shaken baby syndrome” played a role in Roberson's 2003 murder conviction.

"Democrats are doing everything we can to keep the government open," Rep. Sara Jacobs of California said.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Mary Alice Parks report on lawmakers who are expected to vote on a bill to keep the government funded as paychecks for federal employees hang in the balance.

Rep. Rose DeLauro of Connecticut says, "The legislation that we had met the need and met the moment."

Friday's announcement brings Biden's total loan forgiveness to $180 billion.

38 Republicans voted against the bill they negotiated with Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses the House amidst the contentious debate over the government spending bill.

A spending bill was set for passage -- and then Musk chimed in.

A U.S. government default would be unprecedented.

His statement opposing the bill came out several hours after Musk's many posts.

Amazon will pay a $145,000 penalty and submit to oversight on 10 facilities.

Trump asked the Georgia secretary of state to "find 11,780 votes" in 2021.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Selina Wang report on President-elect Donald Trump’s actions which have forced lawmakers to race to avert a government shutdown.

He told ABC's Jonathan Karl he wants the debt limit extended or eliminated.

Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts says the GOP is “plunging us into chaos” as lawmakers face a Friday deadline to keep the federal government funded.

"After carefully considering the trial court's findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office," the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled.

Congress must pass a bill to fund the government before the end of the week.

Martin joins a growing field of candidates vying for the party's top spot.

Cheney called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."

Trump's influence crashed the House bill, leaving the Senate to wait.

She called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."

Plus, Republican members of the House are calling for a probe of former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.

She said she was having "great meetings" with senators.

Elon Musk, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, came out against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., going forward with a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday.

Tulsi Gabbard rejected reports that Senate support for her director of national intelligence vote is lackluster as she returned to the Hill Wednesday.

Congress is running out of time to pass the Social Security Fairness Act.

The measure requires more federal oversight of the 'troubled teen' industry.

Cindy Young was convicted of four misdemeanor charges earlier this year.

The platform asked the court to step in before a Jan. 19 ban goes into effect.

Charlie Dent, senior adviser for Our Republican Legacy and former Florida congressman, discusses the House Ethics Committee’s decision to release its report of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

Sources tell ABC News that the House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz. ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports.

The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act -- a piece of legislation the celebrity hotel heiress has lobbied for over the past three years -- passed the Senate last week and awaits a House vote.

"I think we are telling them that we're here to govern," one Democrat said.

D.C.'s mayor called the measure a "giant step forward."

Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York.

Trump's DNI pick Tulsi Gabbard was to meet with 2 Democratic and 5 GOP senators.

"Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market."

Leadership released the bill Tuesday evening after promising it last weekend.

Electors nationwide met Tuesday to cast their Electoral College votes.

ABC News' Jay O’Brien reports from the Capitol as lawmakers hold a classified briefing on the mystery drone sightings being reported throughout the U.S.