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The US Senate votes in favor of a stopgap funding bill, in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. With the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate votes by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on until February 18 with a resolution that had already advanced from the House of Representatives. IMAGES
The US Senate votes to keep federal agencies funded and avoid a costly partial government shutdown. IMAGES
"There is still a chance" of avoiding a government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The US House of Representatives votes to raise the federal debt limit, moving the country a step closer to eliminating the threat of a calamitous credit default -- just five days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury. The deeply divided lower chamber of Congress voted 314 to 117 to suspend the borrowing cap through 2024, and the Senate is expected to follow suit before the end of the week. IMAGES
Guillaume Lacroix, President of the Radical Left Party, and senator Maryse Carrère arrive at the Elysée Palace to meet Emmanuel Macron as part of the French President's consultations with the main political forces on forming a government. IMAGES
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