House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, but Shutdown Fight Looms

Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with most Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.

By Catie Edmondson

House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms

Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election season The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December, with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in the run-up to the November midterm elections. The continuing resolution authorizing government spending until 4 December passed by a vote of 220-205, roughly along party lines. It next heads to the...

By Chris Stein in Washington

House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

By Eric McDaniel

House GOP votes to punt government shutdown battle to after November midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson warns Democrats would force another government shutdown before midterms as the Senate crafts its own continuing resolution.

House approves short-term funding bill to avoid election season government shutdown