House Approves Spending Bill Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline

The House on Tuesday approved a bill aiming to avert a shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline at midnight—after President Donald Trump lobbied Republicans to pass the resolution and promised to lead a primary challenge against the one GOP House member who voted against the resolution. Key Facts House Republicans introduced a bill Saturday that would largely keep current fiscal year 2024 funding levels in place until the end of September—with a $13 billion cut to nondefense spending, $6 billion increase to defense spending—to give lawmakers more time to negotiate a fiscal year 2025 spending plan. The House passed the...