Congress News: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives News
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Congress faces shutdown dilemma that could mess with Trump's …
Dec 3, 2024 · Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 when President-elect Donald Trump will be in office.
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a …
Dec 18, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump opposes a short-term bill or CR to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, throwing Congress into chaos days before the deadline.
Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown, resolving
Mar 19, 2024 · Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the DHS deal in a statement, saying it will allow Congress to finish funding the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends in September.
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep ... - NBC …
Dec 20, 2024 · 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.
House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to ... - NBC News
Mar 22, 2024 · If that doesn’t happen, the government would be forced into a partial shutdown on Saturday morning. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass it quickly and said he’ll sign the bill.
Congress eyes votes on major government funding bill to ... - NBC …
Mar 4, 2024 · Congress eyes votes on major government funding bill to avoid shutdown this weekend The Republican-led House is seeking to vote Wednesday. Then the measure would go to the Senate.
Congress reaches a deal on how much to spend for 2024 as
The deal is an important step to averting a government shutdown, but the threat isn't extinguished yet. Congress still needs to allocate the money, write the bills and pass them.
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a ... - NBC News
Sep 19, 2024 · A handful of Republicans voted to derail Speaker Johnson's plan linking funding to a Trump-backed voter ID bill. The government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless Congress acts.
Debt ceiling vote news: Biden-McCarthy plan passes, heads to …
Jun 1, 2023 · By NBC News The latest on the debt ceiling deal: The House voted to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden tonight on a 314-117 vote.