Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Biden has signed legislation that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Trump’s core demand in the negotiations.
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.
Government shutdown recap: Congress passes funding deal
Congress passed a bipartisan deal spending deal after Donald Trump and Elon Musk tanked an earlier bill. The government did not shut down.
Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, averting shutdown
With a government shutdown narrowly avoided late Friday into Saturday morning, the House and Senate sent a funding bill to President Joe Biden's desk. An initial bipartisan deal was tanked earlier this week by President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk.
Fact check: Do government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars?
California Rep. Sara Jacobs said government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 "cost our economy billions of dollars each."
Biden signs bill to fund government after standoff and threat of holiday shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump and multibillionaire Elon Musk had sunk an earlier bipartisan deal, only to see their preferred replacement voted down.
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
The vote capped a frantic week that saw Donald Trump and Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray.
U.S. Stock Futures Climb After Government Shutdown Averted
Hopes of ‘Santa rally’ looked to be alive again on Monday. An agreement to avoid a federal-government shutdown was adding to positivity over the latest inflation data. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 115 points,
US government shutdown averted
The government has a respite- another three months of funding, averting a government shutdown right before the holidays.
Politics chat: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs stopgap funding bill
NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.
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