JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - House approves spending bill to fund government until Dec. 11
The 370-48 vote follows the legislation's approval in the Senate and sends it to President Donald Trump's desk for signature.
NYTIMES (Catie Edmondson) - House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms.
WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer) - What the Senate did and didn’t get done in the final hours before recess
Before leaving Saturday, lawmakers confirmed President Trump’s attorney general pick and passed a spending bill.
NYTIMES (Catie Edmondson) - Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms
The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
NYTIMES (Catie Edmondson) - Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms
The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Brouhaha Over Hemp Ban Delay Could Cause Major Funding Bill To Go Up In Smoke
‘Ensure unregulated, dangerous intoxicants are not sold’
NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, Christina Jewett and Olivia Diaz) - Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family
At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.
NYTIMES (Catie Edmondson) - Senate Moves Ahead on Bill to Avert a Shutdown
Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Senate spending deal sidesteps shutdown but blocks key Trump priorities
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund […] The post Senate spending deal sidesteps shutdown but blocks key Trump priorities appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund federal agencies at current levels through Dec. 11, pushing the next spending fight well past the midterm elections and the September 30 fiscal-year deadline. The Senate plans to vote before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess. The House has already passed a similar measure, though the Senate version diverges on several key provisions the White House…Open
ABCNEWS - Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season