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U.S. Senate passes extension of federal spending authority through midnight Wednesday, staving off the threat of a government shutdown that could have been triggered by early Sunday. Mana Rabiee reports.
U.S. Senate passes extension of federal spending authority through midnight Wednesday, staving off the threat of a government shutdown that could have been triggered by early Sunday. Mana Rabiee reports.
The US Congress approves a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running for another six weeks and avert a damaging government shutdown. IMAGES
The US Senate votes to keep federal agencies funded and avoid a costly partial government shutdown. IMAGES
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
Samuel Corum/Getty House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer tapped on President Donald Trump to stop the riots at the US Capitol in DC. "We are calling on President Trump to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately," Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement. Thousands of pro-Trump supporters gathered in DC on Wednesday to attend a "March for Trump" rally to support the president's baseless claims that he won the election.
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