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Biden signs stopgap funding bill after last-minute votes in Congress

Saturday, December 21 by The Center Square

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the Continuing Resolution approved by Congress that keeps the federal government operating until March. ... Read More.

Federal agency isn’t offering free legal services to illegal border crossers

Saturday, December 21 by The Center Square

(The Center Square)– Billboards advertising services provided by federal or other agencies at the border are not new. ... Read More.

Helene: About $9B of resolution’s $110B relief headed to North Carolina

Saturday, December 21 by The Center Square

Relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in North Carolina were bolstered overnight Friday into Saturday with bicameral passage of a resolution avoiding a government shutdown. ... Read More.

Government shutdown averted as House, Senate pass CR

Saturday, December 21 by The Center Square

A government funding stopgap is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk after the Senate voted 85-11 to pass a 118-page bill to keep the federal government... Read More.

House passes critical stopgap bill with farm, disaster aid

Friday, December 20 by The Center Square

With less than seven hours before a partial government shutdown, the House has passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open and allocate limited federal aid. ... Read More.

Biden Energy Dept. deals another blow to natural gas supporters

Friday, December 20 by The Center Square

It’s been a rough week for supporters of natural gas, with the Department of Energy issuing final rules that ban certain types of natural gas water heaters and... Read More.

Two major banks leave UN Net Zero Banking Alliance in two weeks

Friday, December 20 by The Center Square

Not soon after the general election, and within two weeks of each other, two major financial institutions have left a United Nations Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). ... Read More.

Johnson considers two last-ditch stopgap bills; both axe debt ceiling suspension

Friday, December 20 by The Center Square

After angry rejection from both parties, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his team are deciding between two last-ditch government funding deals to avert a partial government shutdown... Read More.

Trump promises to cut hundreds of billions in federal spending next year

Friday, December 20 by The Center Square

President-elect Donald Trump promised to cut "hundreds of billions" in federal spending in 2025 after demanding Congress pass a short-term measure to fund the government that includes lifting... Read More.