The latest funding bill passed by Congress on Thursday night does not include an extension to reauthorize the decades-old Violence Against Women Act, despite its expiration on Friday, as Democrats plan to push for an overhaul of the legislation in near future.
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a massive spending package that funds a large section of government and averts a shutdown, a White House aide confirmed.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a massive spending package that funds a large section of government and aims to avert a shutdown, just weeks before the midterm elections. The vote was 361-61.
Some significant proposals championed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump were rejected in the $1.3 trillion spending bill that's making its way through Congress.
Early Friday morning, the Senate passed a $1.3 trillion spending package that will increase funding for the military and domestic spending and will keep the government funded through the end of September, sending the legislation to the President for his signature.
As Congress creeps closer to a government shutdown deadline, leaders unveiled a $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through September on Wednesday night.
Congress is expected to vote on a massive $1.3 trillion spending package this week that keeps all of the government funded, but what controversial policy riders tucked inside is the thing to watch?
There is a bipartisan deal. And that is a very big deal.
The Senate is bracing for a potential shutdown.
Republicans on Capitol Hill promise they won't shut down the government on Dec. 22 when funding lapses, but how will they pull it off with just a handful of legislative days? Nobody can explain that.
