Congress approves stopgap spending bill, averting government shutdown December 3, 2021 In what has become a grueling routine in the deeply divided House and Senate, the game uses the threat of a shutdown to try to score political points. Read More »
Government shutdown averted…for now October 1, 2020 President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting the possibility of a government shutdown when the new fiscal Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »