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Dec 18, 2024, 6:26 PM
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As shutdown looms, government funding plan in jeopardy after Trump demands
With a shutdown looming by the end of the week, Republicans face pressure from Trump and his ally Elon Musk to drop the funding bill they negotiated with Democrats.Dec 18, 2024, 6:26 PM
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Dec 17, 2024, 7:33 PM
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'Total dumpster fire': Republicans fume over speaker's spending plan days from shutdown deadline
The GOP's government funding bill still isn’t ready -- putting the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at the end of the week.Dec 17, 2024, 7:33 PM
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Sep 25, 2024, 6:49 PM
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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.Sep 25, 2024, 6:49 PM
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Sep 22, 2024, 6:07 PM
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House leaders unveil bill to avert government shutdown with additional Secret Service funding
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.Sep 22, 2024, 6:07 PM
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Sep 18, 2024, 7:08 PM
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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.Sep 18, 2024, 7:08 PM
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Sep 11, 2024, 12:58 PM
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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 voteSep 11, 2024, 12:58 PM
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Apr 5, 2024, 4:13 PM
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Why it always feels like the government is about to shut down
Congress has increasingly turned to repeated stopgap bills to punt funding deadlines.Apr 5, 2024, 4:13 PM
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Mar 23, 2024, 1:11 PM
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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.Mar 23, 2024, 1:11 PM
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Mar 21, 2024, 3:30 PM
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What's in the $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.Mar 21, 2024, 3:30 PM
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Mar 20, 2024, 12:19 PM
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'We had to get our government funded': Speaker 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.Mar 20, 2024, 12:19 PM
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Mar 19, 2024, 4:37 PM
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A government shutdown is looming, again. Why time is running out to avert it, despite agreement on DHS funding
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.Mar 19, 2024, 4:37 PM
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Mar 18, 2024, 5:20 PM
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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.Mar 18, 2024, 5:20 PM
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Mar 8, 2024, 8:08 PM
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Senate passes 6 funding bills to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadline
The Senate voted 75-22 to pass six funding bills that will keep programs governed by them funded through the end of September.Mar 8, 2024, 8:08 PM
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Mar 6, 2024, 4:30 PM
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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.Mar 6, 2024, 4:30 PM
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Feb 29, 2024, 9:05 PM
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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.Feb 29, 2024, 9:05 PM
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Feb 28, 2024, 9:10 AM
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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.Feb 28, 2024, 9:10 AM
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Feb 27, 2024, 1:54 PM
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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.Feb 27, 2024, 1:54 PM
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Feb 26, 2024, 5:05 PM
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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.Feb 26, 2024, 5:05 PM
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Jan 19, 2024, 2:26 PM
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Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid partial government shutdown
The measure keeps funding going until early March.Jan 19, 2024, 2:26 PM
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Jan 16, 2024, 2:57 PM
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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.Jan 16, 2024, 2:57 PM
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Jan 13, 2024, 7:05 PM
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Congressional leaders reach short-term funding deal to keep government open: Sources
A short-term deal has been reached by congressional leaders to keep the government open until March, sources said.Jan 13, 2024, 7:05 PM
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Jan 12, 2024, 3:17 PM
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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.Jan 12, 2024, 3:17 PM
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Jan 10, 2024, 5:02 PM
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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.Jan 10, 2024, 5:02 PM
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Jan 7, 2024, 4:26 PM
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Congressional leaders announce spending deal that would avert 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 shutdownJan 7, 2024, 4:26 PM
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Nov 14, 2023, 9:30 AM
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With GOP opposition, Speaker Mike Johnson would need 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.Nov 14, 2023, 9:30 AM
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Nov 13, 2023, 11:24 AM
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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.Nov 13, 2023, 11:24 AM
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Nov 11, 2023, 6:52 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson pitches Republicans on plan to avert government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson pitches Republicans on his "laddered CR" plan to avert a government shutdown.Nov 11, 2023, 6:52 PM
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Nov 10, 2023, 1:10 PM
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The government could shut down after next Friday. House Republicans still need a plan
Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to reveal his plan for how the House will work to avert a government shutdown that’s set to take effect in about a week.Nov 10, 2023, 1:10 PM
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Oct 3, 2023, 5:07 PM
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Sen. Lankford resumes call for bill to stop government shutdowns
The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would require lawmakers to work in “continuous session” until reaching a deal to fund the government by future fiscal-year deadlines.Oct 3, 2023, 5:07 PM
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Oct 1, 2023, 4:30 PM
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Gaetz threatens historic vote to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy: What happens next
Matt Gaetz says he plans to force a vote on whether to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and a motion to vacate could come as soon as MondayOct 1, 2023, 4:30 PM
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Oct 1, 2023, 11:42 AM
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Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill
Matt Gaetz plans a vote to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy as punishment for McCarthy orchestrating a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to stave off a shutdownOct 1, 2023, 11:42 AM
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Oct 2, 2023, 2:19 PM
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Gaetz continues to tease motion to remove McCarthy, ties it to Ukraine aid
Rep. Matt Gaetz continued to tease a motion to vacate against Speaker Kevin McCarthy, accusing McCarthy of making a "side deal" with President Joe Biden on Ukraine aid.Oct 2, 2023, 2:19 PM
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Oct 1, 2023, 1:03 PM
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House Democrats averted shutdown amid GOP's 'brinkmanship,' Biden's budget director says
House Democrats helped avert a government shutdown, amid "brinkmanship" and "theater" by hard-line conservatives, Biden budget director Shalanda Young arguedOct 1, 2023, 1:03 PM
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Oct 1, 2023, 12:29 PM
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Vote to remove McCarthy over gov't funding would be 'destructive for the country,' moderate Republican says
Mike Lawler said the temporary funding bill to stop a government shutdown was the “only responsible thing to do” and blasted Matt Gaetz's push to remove Kevin McCarthyOct 1, 2023, 12:29 PM
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Sep 29, 2023, 1:50 PM
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House Republicans fail to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown deadline looms
House Republicans on Friday failed to pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open, with more than a dozen conservative hard-liners voting against it.Sep 29, 2023, 1:50 PM
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Sep 28, 2023, 4:41 PM
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How a government shutdown could affect air travel, TSA, and flight delays
Strategic communications expert and former TSA spokesperson Ross Feinstein weighs in on the impacts a government shutdown has on travel.Sep 28, 2023, 4:41 PM
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Sep 29, 2023, 1:13 PM
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White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown
The White House is estimating that 3.5M federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down.Sep 29, 2023, 1:13 PM
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Sep 29, 2023, 10:34 AM
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From Social Security to travel: Everything to know about a government shutdown
A government shutdown is on the horizon within hours and could impact more than your ability to watch the "Panda Cam." How we got here and what happens next.Sep 29, 2023, 10:34 AM
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Sep 28, 2023, 3:04 PM
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As government shutdown approaches, agencies tell workers that furloughs are coming
Government agencies will begin warning their workers Thursday morning that they are preparing for a government shutdown -- and that they might have to go without pay.Sep 28, 2023, 3:04 PM
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Sep 28, 2023, 6:10 PM
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Military family worries they can't afford child's lifesaving medications if government shuts down
For one military family, the consequences of a government shutdown would be dire: it could mean affording medications for their child who is fighting for her life.Sep 28, 2023, 6:10 PM
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