Congress approves stopgap spending bill
December 7, 2017
Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range
Averting a shutdown…for now
December 7, 2017
Congress seems set to prevent a weekend government shutdown, but lawmakers and President Donald Trump still have longer-range disputes to settle over spending, immigration and
Spending bill now in Senate
May 3, 2017
The House easily passed a $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill on Wednesday, awarding wins to both Democrats and Republicans while putting off until later this
Democrats win big in spending deal
May 2, 2017
Erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown, the White House and top lawmakers endorsed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Monday to carry the nation
Finally, a spending bill
May 1, 2017
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund most government operations through September but denies President
Congress halts shutdown…for a week
April 28, 2017
With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. But on
Another government shutdown averted…barely
December 10, 2016
With less than hour to spare, the Senate late Friday backed legislation averting a government shutdown as coal-state Democrats retreated on long-term health care benefits
Cybersecurity act part of spending bill
December 17, 2015
A massive year-end spending measure moving through Congress includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat information with the government while providing
Congress sends temporary spending bill to Obama
September 30, 2015
A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline should make its way to President Barack Obama on Wednesday with
Senate passes spending bill
September 29, 2015
The Senate is set to pass a spending bill to prevent the government from shutting down this week over the opposition of the most conservative