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Congress, Biden and holiday shutdown
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a short-term spending bill.
Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
Congress voted to avert a shutdown early Saturday morning after House GOP leaders dropped a demand from Donald Trump over the debt limit, highlighting the limits of the president-elect’s influence on Capitol Hill despite his position as leader of the party.
Biden signs bill to fund government after standoff and threat of holiday shutdown
Social Security, Congress
Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid
The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate this week.
Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees
The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency.
Social Security expansion clears Senate and heads to Biden for approval
Millions of Social Security recipients will soon see an expansion of their benefits after the Senate on Saturday passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act. The measure repeals two tax rules,
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Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. Millions of people could see more in benefits as a result.
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, ...
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Sen. Coons on look-ahead for Congress: ‘We’re in for some really rough sailing’
On CNN’s State of the Union, Democratic Senator Chris Coons shares his take on what’s ahead in Trump’s second term following ...
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Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
A historically unproductive Congress ends with a House speaker battling to keep his job amid an ungovernable majority. Will ...
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Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse ...
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Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise
Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly ...
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What is the debt ceiling? Here's why Trump wants Congress to abolish it before he takes office
President-elect Donald Trump added a wrinkle to negotiations over a deal to fund the government when he called for an ...
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A ‘historic’ win for D.C. after RFK stadium bill passes in Congress
In a stunning win for the nation’s capital, the District is set to control the land surrounding RFK Stadium, possibly ...
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Why Congress Can’t Seem to Pass a Funding Bill
Growing discord among Republicans, a louder MAGA faction and a last-minute controversial request are standing in the way of ...
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Here’s how Congress is supposed to fund the US government, but never does
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