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4 months ago
Why it always feels like the government is about to shut down
Congress has increasingly turned to repeated stopgap bills to punt funding deadlines.
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5 months ago
Government shutdown averted as Congress passes spending bill
President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan bill into law that includes money to hire 2,000 additional border agents to assist with the ongoing migrant crisis at the Southern border.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Biden signs $1.2 trillion government funding package, averting partial shutdown
The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion government funding bills early Saturday in a 74-24 vote.
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$1.2 trillion dollar government spending deal passes
It includes a pay raise for U.S. troops, funding to hire about 2,000 new border patrol agents and additional funds for head start, childcare, cancer and Alzheimer's research.
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House passes package to avoid partial shutdown
The 1.2 trillion government funding package passed despite pushback from far-right GOP members.
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House passes package to avert partial government shutdown
The funding package now heads to the Senate. It's not clear when a vote would happen in the chamber.
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What's in $1.2 trillion government funding package: Key and controversial provisions
The long-awaited bipartisan government funding package bill text was released early Thursday morning as a shutdown looms.
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Government shutdown on the horizon?
Congressional leaders are once again racing to pass a bipartisan funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of tomorrow's deadline.
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'We had to get our government funded': Johnson outlines plan to avert shutdown
With days until a partial government shutdown deadline, Speaker Mike Johnson said the newly negotiated bill text for the funding package will be out Wednesday afternoon.
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Congressional leaders reach funding agreement -- but could a shutdown still happen?
Congressional leaders and the White House have reached an agreement to fund DHS, one of the last hurdles to prevent a partial government shutdown deadline Friday.
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Lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown
President Joe Biden said he'll sign it as soon as it reaches his desk.
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Government shutdown looms as Congress sorts through DHS funding
Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday's deadline.
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Senate averts partial government shutdown, advances 6 major funding bills
The Senate voted 75-22 to pass six funding bills that will keep programs governed by them funded through the end of September.
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House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
The House is voting on a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline.
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Congress temporarily avoids government shutdown
ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl discusses new deadlines to avoid a government shutdown and top contenders to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Bill to avert shutdown heads to Biden
Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang talks about the plans for a more permanent funding bill.
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6 months ago
Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
The Senate passed a short-term funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown Thursday evening.
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Deal reached to avoid partial government shutdown
The House and Senate are set to vote Thursday on a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of Thursday's deadline.
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Congress set to vote on bipartisan deal to fund the government
The vote will avert a partial government shutdown.
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Here's what to know if a partial government shutdown goes into effect
Congress is scrambling to lock in a plan to keep several key government agencies funded before a Friday deadline -- or risk a partial government shutdown.
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Government shutdown deadline looms
Lawmakers are facing a Friday deadline to pass a spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown.
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Biden, Hill leaders show optimism on shutdown, but have 'intense' talk on Ukraine
Biden hosted the "Big 4" leaders to discuss Ukraine aid and government funding with a partial shutdown deadline just days away.
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Schumer, Johnson deliver remarks following meeting with Biden on Ukraine aid bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the meeting the most intense he's ever had, but both he and House Speaker Mike Johnson are confident a government shutdown can be averted.
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Biden meeting with congressional leaders over government shutdown
President Biden is meeting with top congressional leaders Tuesday as they face a Friday deadline to pass a spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.
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Washington scrambles to avoid partial government shutdown
All four congressional leaders will head to the White House on Tuesday for a critical meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to avoid a partial shutdown on March 1.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Here we go again: Congress faces looming government shutdown deadline
Congress has its back against the wall as the clock ticks down to renew funding for several key government programs before a looming funding deadline.
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7 months ago
Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid partial government shutdown
The measure keeps funding going until early March.
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7 months ago
Congress holds off government shutdown for a few more weeks
Congress has passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, just a day before the deadline. The deal is now headed to President Biden's desk to be signed.
7 months ago
7 months ago
No snow day for the Senate as Congress looks to avert a government shutdown
Senator will have to brave the winter weather to cast the first in a series of votes that they hope will stave off a partial government shutdown at week's end.
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House cancels votes due to weather ahead of possible shutdown
Congressional leaders agreed to a deal, but they still need to pass a short-term funding bill before time runs out on Friday.
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Congressional leaders reach short-term funding deal
Congress averted another possible government shutdown Saturday night agreeing on a funding deal to keep the government open until March.
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Congressional leaders reach short-term deal to fund government: Sources
A short-term deal has been reached by congressional leaders to keep the government open until March, sources said.
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A partial government shutdown could happen next week. Here's what you need to know
The next week in Congress will be consumed by efforts to keep the lights on as Congress is running up against a funding deadline.
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Speaker Johnson sticking to top-line funding deal to avert shutdown
Despite days of pressure from his Republican colleagues, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the agreement he negotiated with the Senate will remain in place.
7 months ago
7 months ago
In blow to Johnson's leadership, GOP hard-liners revolt over government funding deal
A group of hard-line conservatives tanked a procedural vote in revolt of a tentative funding deal negotiated by congressional leaders to prevent a government shutdown.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Congressional leaders announce spending deal that would stop next government shutdown
Congressional leaders have reached agreement on the overall price tag of the next batch of government spending bills, sources say -- a major step in averting a shutdown
7 months ago
9 months ago
Bill to avert shutdown heads to Senate
The Senate must act before a Friday deadline, after the House passed a funding bill Tuesday night to keep the government running.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House passes bill to avoid government shutdown
New speaker of the House Mike Johnson faced significant opposition from his own party to get lawmakers to pass a short-term bill to keep the government funded through early next year.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House votes to keep government open
The bill passed despite 93 Republicans voting no. It now heads to the Senate where it is expected to pass.
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9 months ago
Vote set for funding to avert government shutdown
ABC News’ Jay O’Brien has the latest on Speaker Johnson’s effort to wrangle votes for his budget plan to avert Friday’s shutdown deadline.
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Holiday travel in jeopardy?
ABC News’ Andrea Fujii explains how a possible government shutdown later this week could spell chaos for millions of Americans planning to travel this holiday season.
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With GOP opposition, Johnson needs Democratic votes to pass plan to avert shutdown
The House is set to hold a floor vote Tuesday on a plan Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a government shutdown -- yet it appears he will need Democrats’ votes.
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House speaker clashes with GOP over how to avert government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan would split funding into two parts, keeping agencies like Veteran Affairs, Transportation and Housing functioning until January and the rest of the government until February.
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Government shutdown looms as new speaker pitches spending plan
ABC News’ Jay O’Brien has details on the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s budget pitch as a government shutdown looms.
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Government shutdown looms as Thanksgiving approaches
House Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to bring a vote to the floor on Tuesday.
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What happens if the government shuts down ahead of Thanksgiving
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a plan to avoid a government shutdown. But if the rest of Washington doesn't agree, here's how a shutdown could impact your holiday plans.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson works to avert shutdown
Mike Johnson is facing pushback from both sides of the aisle over his new plan to stop the looming government shutdown.
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First big test for House Speaker Mike Johnson
Johnson has until the end of the week to help avert a government shutdown.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson pitches new plan to postpone government shutdown
Johnson’s two-part proposal would keep parts of the government, like housing and transportation, funded through Jan. 19 and other parts, like homeland security, funded through Feb. 2.
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9 months ago
Lawmakers hope to avert looming government shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is pitching his plan to fellow Republicans, but has already garnered thumbs-down from at least three GOP members. The White House calls the plan “unserious.”
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