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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.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

Timing up in the air for Congress to vote on spending bill as government shutdown looms

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told reporters that a vote on the CR is expected Friday morning, but that "there will be no deals with the Democrats."

Social Security, Congress

The New York Times · 1d

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

MarketWatch on MSN · 9h

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, a move that is expected to weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system.

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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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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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Even if Congress is a grinch, flights won’t be grounded — yet

Air traffic controllers and baggage screeners would work through a shutdown without pay. But it might not be fun for ...

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Finally in alignment, Commanders play winning football — and win in Congress too

Washington put together a good quarter of football, overcame a 13-point deficit and put the team on the brink of a wild-card ...

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Congress awards D.C. $90 million to fund federal activities, historic sum

The money is a strategic victory in a big day for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who in the wee hours of Saturday secured ...

CBS New York on MSN8h

World Trade Center Health Program funding suffers setback. Fire unions sound off on Congress' failure to act.

Funding for the World Trade Center Health Program past 2027 was excluded from the federal budget on Friday as Congress ...

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