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Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a short-term spending bill.
Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It Happened
The shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.
Here’s how Congress is supposed to fund the US government, but never does
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Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees
The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency.
Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid
The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate this week.
Alert: Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits for many public service retirees, sending the measure to Biden
Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits for many public service retirees, sending the measure to Biden. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
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Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise
Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly ...
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Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse ...
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Despite missing deadline, Congress avoids government shutdown by passing spending bill without Trump’s debt ceiling raise
After a week of turmoil, Congress dodged a government shutdown by approving a spending package that would continue government ...
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Congress awards D.C. $90 million to fund federal activities, historic sum
With all eyes on the District’s Hail Mary victory to control the decrepit RFK Stadium, the city secured another boost from ...
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Even if Congress is a grinch, flights won’t be grounded — yet
Air traffic controllers and baggage screeners would work through a shutdown without pay. But it might not be fun for ...
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As Trump causes drama in Congress, Biden stays silent and on the sidelines
Is this a calculated move to let the Republicans stew in their own chaos, or the fading last moments of a presidency?
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Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
A historically unproductive Congress ends with a House speaker battling to keep his job amid an ungovernable majority. Will ...
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