U.S. Government Funding Bill Clears Congress And Heads to President Biden, Averting a Shutdown

The Associated Press
14:58 JST,
December 21, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
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