White House News White House Backing Passage Of Stopgap Funding Measure

Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock

In a 60-40 bipartisan vote, the Senate has approved a bill that would continue to fund the government until January with a new stopgap measure. The bill now moves onto to the House, and if approved ... Read More

Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid partial government shutdown through the fiscal year

President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap measure to avoid a partial government shutdown that would have taken effect at the end of the day, the White House said. The measure keeping government ... Read More

Senate passes revised government funding bill, sends it back to the House

One of the only concessions the Senate Democrats got in return after the longest shutdown in US history was a promise to vote on an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. Read More

WATCH LIVE: White House holds press briefing after government shutdown deal clears Senate

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The press conference comes after the Senate overcame a stalemate in the nation’s longest government ... Read More

House set to vote on stopgap funding bill aimed at ending government shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Wednesday, with a vote on a stopgap funding package to restart disrupted food ... Read More