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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer following a closed-door caucus meeting on March 20. Congressional leaders announced they reached a deal on a FY2024 spending package.

Politics & Government

Congress unveils final spending package, as Friday midnight deadline looms

1:25pm March 21, 2024

by Barbara Sprunt

The text accounting for about three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending was released early Thursday. Now, lawmakers are racing against the clock to vote before a Friday midnight deadline.

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Washington.

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National

Congress leaders agree on stopgap bill extending government funding to March

1:06am January 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.

Birds fly and land on the U.S. border wall, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Lawmakers in Washington are still finalizing a border security funding deal with more resources for physical barriers.

Politics & Government

Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming

4:38pm February 13, 2019

House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.