Congress unveils new spending bill to prevent shutdown and aid disaster recovery
Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
Congress unveils short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
Congressional leaders on Tuesday evening released the text of a short-term bill to keep the federal government open until March 14, rolling it out just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown and after numerous delays.
Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities r
House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill to avoid shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.
Trump’s new demands leave Congress scrambling to avert a government shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown, instead telling House Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
Leaders in Congress reach deal to avert government shutdown
But House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend.
Shutdown Threat Looms as Trump Urges Congress to Reject Spending Bill
This would be the first government shutdown since 2018 into 2019 — during Trump's first four-year White House term.
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Senate passes $895B defense bill; some Dems defect over transgender fight
While the NDAA authorizes Pentagon programs, it does not fund them, and Congress must separately pass an appropriations ...
Medicare to Change if Spending Bill Passes: Here's How
The Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act would make changes to Medicare for 2025.
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House appropriators release CR, disaster relief bill
The House Appropriations Committee late Tuesday released a 1,547-page bill to fund the government through March 14, 2025, and ...
Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown
The measure would keep the government funded until March 14, throwing a messy deadline into Trump’s first 100 days while ...
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Elon Musk, DOGE Is Clear On Opposition Of Government “Criminal” Spending Bill
As lawmakers face a looming deadline to pass the H.R. Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 to avoid a government ...
Massive defense bill sees clear path in Senate, despite transgender measure
The Senate is on track to vote on the country’s massive annual defense spending bill on Wednesday, with signs that it will ...
Bipartisan bill to avert government shutdown appears to hit snags
Competing demands over RFK Stadium and farm assistance have weighed down negotiations over a bipartisan framework to stop the ...
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay, fund efforts to counter China’s power
The annual defense authorization bill directs key Pentagon policy, but it would still need to be backed up with an ...
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Louisiana to receive $105 million in National Defense Authorization Act
The bill cleared final legislative passage Wednesday with the Senate’s 85-14 vote and now goes to President Joe Biden, who is ...
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Contractors prepare for really, really late 2025 appropriations
"The lateness of appropriations is really going to have an impact on the work that they do," said Larry Allen.
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Marcos set to veto parts of budget bill
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to veto certain items and provisions of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) 'in ...