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Texas Republicans divided on funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown

Thirteen Texas Republicans opposed the GOP-led legislation, which would keep the government funded as Congress negotiates federal appropriations. The bill passed after nearly all Democrats came to back it.

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More House Democrats than Republicans vote to keep the government open

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the ‘laddered’ approach is ‘goofy’ but expects it to pass the upper chamber

The Independent UK

Biden and US officials face growing calls for Gaza ceasefire from administration staff

Workers across federal agencies, in the White House and in Congress call on the president to act

The Independent UK

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Bill To Avert Government Shutdown Passes In The House

As government shutdown deadline nears, the House passed a a two-step temporary funding bill to keep the government open. The bill now moves to the Senate, which is expected to vote on it this week.

Kiplinger

US House passes bill to avert government shutdown

Democrats and mainstream Republicans join forces with vote of 336 to 95 to advance stopgap spending package

The Guardian - US

House passes two-tiered stopgap bill to avert shutdown - Roll Call

The House easily passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending measure that would continue to fund the government into the new year.

Roll Call

Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’

Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.

Roll Call

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Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.

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Relatively smooth sailing seen for stopgap bill in House - Roll Call

House Democrats appear likely to provide enough support for Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending bill needed to keep the government open.

Roll Call

House passes bill to avert shutdown – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

House backers of proposed cuts to federal law enforcement see Johnson as an ally - Roll Call

GOP colleagues of Speaker Mike Johnson anticipate he’ll be an ally of efforts to slash the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies.

Roll Call

House stalls impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of immigration

Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene forced a vote on impeaching Mayorkas to the floor, but eight Republicans joined with Democrats to vote 209-201 to send Greene's resolution to committees.

WEKU

Government shutdown averted as Democrats help GOP pass funding package – live

‘The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills,’ Speaker Mike Johnson says of two-step funding plan ahead of 17 November deadline

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The Guardian - US

House to consider Mike Johnson’s unconventional bill to avert shutdown

It is unclear if US House speaker’s bill has support to pass while government’s authorization to spend money expires on Friday

Roll Call

Senate leaders give green light to Johnson stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

Senate leaders of both parties sent encouraging signals Monday for Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Roll Call

Stopgap funds bill leaves plenty of post-Thanksgiving leftovers - Roll Call

The House stopgap would punt final appropriations decisions, but there would still be a variety of other measures on lawmakers' “to-do” list.

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson faces a McCarthy-esque test as a shutdown looms. Will he survive?

The House is back where it started. Can Mike Johnson build the trust that Kevin McCarthy broke, asks John Bowden

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The Independent UK

Government shutdown: House GOP hopes to pass funding package to avoid shutdown

‘The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills,’ Speaker Mike Johnson says of two-step funding plan ahead of 17 November deadline

Roll Call

Rep. Mike Garcia pushes for ‘right sized’ Ukraine supplemental - Roll Call

California Republican says White House response to questions in report is key for House GOP consideration of supplemental Ukraine aid.

The Guardian - US

Supreme court announces ethics code for justices amid public pressure over undisclosed gifts – as it happened

Supreme court justices have faces revelations over luxury gifts and accusations of conflicts of interest

Roll Call

How the nonreligious in Congress view Speaker Mike Johnson - Roll Call

‘Most people … don’t want to live in a theocracy,’ says Rep. Jared Huffman. But Congress is more religious than the people it serves.

The Conversation

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

Once again, federal budget negotiations are down to the last minute, and once again, GOP hardliners are in the middle of what might turn into a gridlock.

WEKU

Up First briefing: Gaza hospitals can't function; Biden will meet with China's Xi

Gaza's largest hospitals have stopped working amid ground fighting and fuel shortages. The leaders of the U.S. and China plan to meet in California this week for their first in-person talks in a year.

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‘Curveball like no other:’ Johnson’s rise has K Street trying to keep up - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Johnson's short congressional career means lobbyists are scrambling to find a conduit to influence the new speaker.

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