Shutdown

As the U.S. government shutdown entered its seventh day, the rhetoric from both parties remained unchanged — and so did the deadlock. Democrats are pushing for talks on extending expiring health care subsidies, while Republicans insist no…
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Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition…
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Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hues to spending caps for defense and…
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The Democratic-led US Senate forged ahead on Thursday with a bipartisan stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a fourth partial government shutdown in a decade, while the House began voting on partisan Republican spending bills with no…
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