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Congress sends stopgap spending bill to Biden’s desk, averting shutdown for now
U.S. senators approved legislation to fund the government into next year, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature.
U.S. House passes stopgap spending bill in bipartisan vote, in crucial test for new speaker
The U.S. House approved a stopgap spending bill Tuesday, though the measure must pass the Senate by Friday to avoid a government shutdown.
Congress nears another government shutdown deadline on Friday at midnight
Congress could approve another short-term government funding bill this week to avert a partial government shutdown by the weekend.
Democrats’ struggle to keep U.S. Senate majority complicated by Manchin decision
Democrats need to recruit a strong candidate to run for the seat that Manchin is vacating, though their bench isn’t especially deep in the Republican state.
Biden administration, senators divided on how to move ahead on border security
Members of Congress and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were at odds Wednesday on how lawmakers should improve border security.
U.S. House pushes through Israel-only aid bill with dim future in Senate
The bill doesn’t include additional funding for Ukraine, Taiwan or the U.S. Southern border — all of which the Biden administration requested.
Ukraine and Israel aid must be bound together, two Cabinet secretaries tell U.S. Senate
House Republicans released a $14 billion spending bill for Israel on Monday, though the legislation doesn’t include funding for Ukraine, Taiwan or border security.
U.S. House gripped by paralysis again after GOP punts proposal for speaker pro tem
Rep. Jim Jordan is a founder of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus who has sustained two failed attempts at election on the floor as speaker.
U.S. House stalled again after rejecting Jim Jordan as speaker a second time
Centrist Republicans signaled they are unlikely to be swayed by the pressure Jordan allies have been using to whip votes.
Ohio’s Jim Jordan fails in bid for U.S. House speaker, leaving chamber paralyzed again
Rep. Jim Jordan was unable to clinch the votes needed to hold the speaker gavel amid concerns about his agenda.
Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt
Rep. Jim Jordan will need the backing of nearly all the chamber’s 221 GOP lawmakers in order to become House speaker.
Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers said they wouldn’t vote to elect Scalise speaker on the floor.