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September 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM

Democrats again help House Republicans avoid another government shutdown

House and Senate pass bill to fund the government until Dec. 20 and avoid a shutdown at the end of the month.
September 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson meets with reporters after a closed-door caucus with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 24, 2024.
September 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM

House leaders unveil bill with added Secret Service funding to avert shutdown

Lawmakers from both parties have been pushing for more funding and resources for the Secret Service in the wake of the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
September 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM
VIDEO: House leaders unveil bill with added Secret Service funding to avert shutdown
September 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM

House leaders unveil bill to avert government shutdown

House leaders unveiled on Sunday their new legislation to avert a shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government until Dec. 20.
September 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.
September 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM

House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien discusses next steps after the measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin.
September 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM
VIDEO: House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
September 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM

House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches

The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.
September 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, accompanied by Rep. Zachary Nunn, left, speaks at a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 18, 2024.
September 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM

Johnson pulls vote on stopgap bill for short-term government funding

The bill includes the SAVE Act, a measure that would require individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to vote
September 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to attendees of a campaign event for Republican U.S. House candidate Yvette Herrell of New Mexico in Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 21, 2024.
September 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM

Speaker Johnson pulls vote on stopgap bill for short-term government funding

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien on where the temporary spending bill stands. The measure would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months.
September 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: Speaker Johnson pulls vote on stopgap bill for short-term government funding
6 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.
6 months ago
In this Dec. 12, 2023, file photo, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, attend an event in the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Government shutdown averted as Congress passes spending bill
6 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.
6 months ago
President Joe Biden waves to members of the media as he walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on March 22, 2024, to travel to Wilmington, Del.
6 months ago

$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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: $1.2 trillion dollar government spending deal passes
6 months ago

House passes package to avoid partial shutdown

The 1.2 trillion government funding package passed despite pushback from far-right GOP members.
6 months ago
VIDEO: House passes package to avoid partial shutdown
6 months ago

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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: House passes package to avert partial government shutdown
6 months ago

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.
6 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference after a weekly House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2024.
6 months ago

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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Government shutdown on the horizon?
7 months ago

'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.
7 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
In this Nov. 30, 2023 file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington.
7 months ago

Lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown

President Joe Biden said he'll sign it as soon as it reaches his desk.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
In this photo illustration on May 24, 2019 the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
The Capitol, March 8, 2024.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Congress temporarily avoids government shutdown
7 months ago

Bill to avert shutdown heads to Biden

Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang talks about the plans for a more permanent funding bill.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Bill to avert shutdown heads to Biden
7 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.
7 months ago
Clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington on June 12, 2019.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Deal reached to avoid partial government shutdown
7 months ago

Congress set to vote on bipartisan deal to fund the government

The vote will avert a partial government shutdown.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Congress set to vote on bipartisan deal to fund the government
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
The Snow Moon sets behind the Capitol Dome, Feb. 25, 2024.
7 months ago

Government shutdown deadline looms

Lawmakers are facing a Friday deadline to pass a spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Government shutdown deadline looms
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a meeting with US President Joe Biden and Congressional leadership at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2024.
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Schumer, Johnson deliver remarks following meeting with Biden on Ukraine aid bill
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Biden meeting with congressional leaders over government shutdown
7 months ago

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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Washington scrambles to avoid partial government shutdown
7 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.
7 months ago
The U.S. Capitol Building stands in Washington, July 26, 2022.
9 months ago

Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid partial government shutdown

The measure keeps funding going until early March.
9 months ago
People enjoy the snow outside of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, Jan. 16, 2024.
9 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.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Congress holds off government shutdown for a few more weeks
9 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.
9 months ago
People brave the elements at the Washington Memorial with the U.S. Capitol seen in the background after snow fell on the national Capitol overnight, accumulating anywhere from 2 to 5 inches in the region, on Jan. 16, 2024.
9 months ago

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.
9 months ago
VIDEO: House cancels votes due to weather ahead of possible shutdown
9 months ago

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.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Congressional leaders reach short-term funding deal
9 months ago

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.
9 months ago
9 months ago

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.
9 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reads a statement to reporters about efforts to complete the appropriations process, at the Capitol, Jan. 12, 2024.
9 months ago

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.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Speaker Johnson sticking to top-line funding deal to avert shutdown
9 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.
9 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 2024.
9 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
9 months ago
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson listen during during remarks at a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building, Dec. 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Bill to avert shutdown heads to Senate
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: House passes bill to avoid government shutdown
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: House votes to keep government open
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Vote set for funding to avert government shutdown
1 year ago

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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Holiday travel in jeopardy?
1 year ago

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.
1 year ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on, Nov. 2, 2023.
1 year ago

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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: New House speaker clashes with GOP over how to avert government shutdown