US Congress averts government shutdown, passing stopgap bill
A government shutdown was prevented after Congress passed a stopgap funding measure ahead of a critical midnight deadline in a whirlwind day on Capitol Hill, CNN reports.
President Joe Biden signed the bill late Saturday night.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the stopgap proposal Saturday morning, a move that came after weeks of infighting among House Republicans and a failed effort to pass a GOP stopgap bill in the chamber. The bill passed the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, and it then was sent to the Senate. The final vote was 88 to 9.
The bill will keep the government open through November 17 and includes natural disaster aid but not additional funding for Ukraine or border security.
