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The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

(Bloomberg) -- Congressional leaders reached a last-minute deal to avoid a disruptive US government shutdown, setting up another clash with ultra-conservatives who swiftly blasted the agreement. Most Read from BloombergApple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong OdysseyHow Much Wealth You Need to Join the Richest 1% Around the WorldFlawed Valuations Threaten $1.7 Trillion Private Credit BoomStocks Decline in Run-Up to Key Inflation Report: Markets WrapSupreme Court to Weigh Trump Imm

A White House meeting between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders is set for Tuesday with another threat of a partial government shutdown looming.

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Leaders in both parties are racing to secure a deal on government spending as the negotiation window quickly closes and the fears of a shutdown grow more pronounced. Congress returns to Washington next week facing a pair of looming funding deadlines — March 1 for a handful of agencies and March 8 for the rest…

Congress is quickly approaching a pair of government funding deadlines, with one week to go before a potential partial shutdown and lawmakers at an impasse with no clear plan in place to avoid it.

A leader of the Cherokee Nation is warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to avoid a government shutdown, saying it would have a “devastating” impact on Indian Country and the Cherokee Nation in particular. A partial shutdown will begin March 2 unless Congress takes action to extend funding. Appropriations covered by the Agriculture, Energy-Water, Military Construction-Veterans…

House lawmakers aren't scheduled to return to Washington until Feb. 28. That's just two days ahead of yet another government shutdown deadline.

Despite negotiations that have been going on for months, Congress once again barely avoided a partial shutdown by passing a stopgap bill to extend spending past the Friday deadline. Lawmakers passed a short-term bill Thursday to extend the deadline and leave the problem of funding the government in 2024 for another day. The Senate took the first step and passed the spending bill in a 77-18 vote in the morning.

The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to fund the federal government until early March, preventing a partial shutdown. It has been sent to President Joe Biden for final approval. Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda Details: The bill received 314 votes in favour and 108 against, of which 106 were from Republicans and two from Democrats.