“It looked like (Democrats) were trying to engineer a shutdown of the government, which is terribly irresponsible. We’re not going to do that,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News on ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage to a bill early Saturday morning to keep the government ... a shutdown, the White House said that Biden would sign the bill Saturday and avoid forcing ...

There is no government shutdown—for now. On Sept. 30, 2023, with a few hours to go before midnight, the House passed a bipartisan bill to fund the government for 45 days. The bill then moved to ...

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan House lawmakers approved newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to avoid a government shutdown − his first major test as the lower chamber’s leader.

but to reject the measure would put the nation at risk of a partial government shutdown. Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid one. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned Republicans ...

Senators have returned to Washington from their weeks-long summer recess, but they’ve got some gloomy days ahead as they try to avoid a government shutdown, USA TODAY’s Rachel Looker and Ken ...

It appears Congress will avoid a government shutdown. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, over strong objections from some in his own party, passed a short-term extension of government ...

with just days to go to prevent a government shutdown. Congress has until Friday night to stave off a funding lapse, since lawmakers approved a continuing resolution in September to keep the ...

avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding was due to lapse. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law. The final vote was 54-46. Two members of the Democratic caucus ...

If passed, the CR would fund the government through September 30 without requiring new appropriations legislation. Congress must pass it by March 14 to avoid a shutdown, which would be the first ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to avert a government shutdown after Senate Minority ... voted to invoke cloture and therefore prevent a filibuster. That paved the way for the final passage ...

By Peter Cox and Ellie Roth Minnesota lawmakers hope to put a new state budget — and fears of a potential government shutdown ...