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.

By Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress unveiled a stopgap measure on Tuesday to keep federal agencies funded through March 14,

Leaders in Congress unveiled a measure to keep the government funded, facing a Friday night deadline to avert a government shutdown.

House Republicans released legislative text of their short-term bill Monday to keep the federal government open until mid-March, just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown.

U.S. congressional negotiators on Tuesday reached a tentative deal on a stopgap funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown, provide about $100 billion in fresh disaster aid and $10 billion in economic aid to farmers,

Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government funded through March 14. The measure would prevent a partial government shutdown and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help communities recover from Hurricanes Helen and Milton and other natural disasters.

Congressional leaders have finalized a deal to extend government spending into the new year, teeing up a vote later this week just days before funding for federal agencies is scheduled