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Senate passes short-term bill to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections. The legislation,...

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection....

Lawmakers Avoid Shutdown, Passing Final Stopgap Funding Bill Through Dec. 11

Burned by past shutdowns, Republicans start budget process ahead of schedule

Congress must fund the federal government by Sept. 30. But the possibility of a fourth shutdown since Trump took office is prompting the Senate to consider temporary funding months...

Senate passes short-term bill to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections. The legislation,...

Privatization

In times of tight budgets, state governments usually cut spending.  Whether the tight budget was self-inflicted or not. One common “cost savings” approach is to fire state workers...

US government shutdown drags on as Speaker Johnson eyes funding extension to January 2026

Prolonged fiscal uncertainty may disrupt government services, impact market stability, and delay critical policy advancements. The post US government shutdown drags on as Speaker J...

After the Closures

House Aims to Avoid Government Shutdown

“The U.S. House on Tuesday is expected to vote on a stopgap spending measure that would avert a government shutdown this fall ahead of the 2026 midterm election, though GOP hardlin...

Trump and The Left May Insist on Government Shutdown This Fall

Between Trump’s SAVE Act obsession and fury over Democrats’ unwillingness to “fight,” odds of a shutdown before the midterms are rising.

Congress Dodges Pre-Midterms Government Shutdown

The bipartisan House vote means some fights will simply be deferred to a lame-duck session, with the next shutdown threat in December.