US Congress passes $1.2 trillion funding bill to avert government shutdown

US Congress passes .2 trillion funding bill to avert government shutdown

The US Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown. Senators missed a midnight deadline to pass the $1.2 trillion package to keep the lights on in several key government agencies but voted in the early hours …

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US Faces Shutdown Risk Despite New Compromise Plan

US Faces Shutdown Risk Despite New Compromise Plan

A shutdown would threaten a downward US credit rating adjustment by Moody’s Investors Service (File) The US still faces a risk of a government shutdown at the end of this week despite a new compromise plan by Speaker Mike Johnson that leaves out hardline conservative priorities like cutting spending and curtailing migration. A shutdown would …

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