Government Shutdown Averted: As It Happened
Amid Democratic warring over Schumer’s decision not to block it, the GOP stopgap bill was passed by the Senate 54-46.
Relief as US Congress averts government shutdown
The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump’s radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September.
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Trump admin live updates: Trump signs funding bill to avert shutdown
A view shows the logo of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), after probationary staff at the OPM were fired in a conference call and given less than an hour to leave the building, outside OPM in Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2025.
Recap: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Live updates: Trump-backed measure to avert government shutdown advances in Senate with Democratic support
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this week passed the measure, which largely leaves spending steady at about $6.75 trillion in the fiscal year that ends September 30. Democrats expressed anger over the bill,
Trump signs stop-gap spending bill, avoids federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a funding bill after its passage in the Senate on Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown.
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure.
US Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, House Democrats turn on Schumer
The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if the federal government shuts down?
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...
Is a government shutdown likely? What to know in Tennessee ahead of Friday deadline
The government is on the verge of a shutdown. Here's what Tennesseans need to know about programs, activities impacted by it.
Fetterman: Shutdown would ‘plunge the country into chaos, risk a recession’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he believes a government shutdown would plunge the United States “into chaos” and risk ...
Trump Administration Highlights: Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...
Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Department; Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown
Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...
Senate averts shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after ...
Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government
The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the ...
Are we going to have a government shutdown? Here's what to know as deadline approaches
Congress has just a week to pass required funding bills. Here's the latest on the upcoming government shutdown date and where ...
Senator Fetterman releases statement following vote to avoid government shutdown
Senator Fetterman has released a statement following his vote along with other democrats to invoke cloture Friday, ending the ...
Schumer, Facing Backlash for Not Forcing a Shutdown, Says He’ll Take ‘the Bullets’
Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...