Senate eyes vote before midnight on government funding after House approves bill to prevent shutdown
Approaching a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan to prevent a government shutdown
Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
The Senate is on track to pass a stopgap bill after its passage in the House earlier Friday. However, the upper chamber ran past the midnight deadline, meaning there will be a technical government shutdown,
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The vote capped a frantic week that saw Donald Trump and Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray.
House passes bill to fund government after tense standoff facing holiday shutdown; Senate must still vote
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Live updates: House passes government funding bill to avert shutdown; heads to Senate for approval
Johnson abandoned that legislation earlier this week after first Elon Musk, then President-elect Donald Trump opposed it. But the Republican speaker is facing few options to avert a government shutdown at the end of the day while also appeasing the demands of his fellow Republicans.
US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine JacksonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government shutdown,
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