n a dramatic turn of events, the House and Senate on Saturday passed a measure to extend government funding through mid-November, averting an imminent government shutdown just hours before the deadline. The last-minute bipartisan effort seemingly came together in a matter of hours, after months of negotiations across a divided Congress had gone nowhere and much of Washington had assumed an imminent shutdown was all but certain. Failure to pass a bill by midnight would have resulted in the fourth government shutdown in the last decade, impacting hundreds of thousands...

Congress narrowly averted a potential government shutdown after Republicans and Democrats reached a deal that includes a 45-day funding bill to avert a government shutdown after Democrats bailed out GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's beleaguered efforts. After passing in the House of Representatives on Saturday afternoon, the Senate debated for hours, with the vote being delayed by one senator calling for the measure to include aid to Ukraine, before the upper chamber finally garnered enough votes to approve the measure. After a vote of 88-9, the Senate sent the bill...

Catch up with USA TODAY's live coverage here to see how the day unfolded in Congress. WASHINGTON — After lawmakers in Congress spent weeks fighting over how to avoid a shutdown that would impact millions of people, they passed a measure Saturday that would temporarily fund the government until a year-long spending deal is set in stone. The stunning turn of events, when Congress appeared all but headed towards a government shutdown, happened after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy R-Calif., announced he would put a 45-day stopgap measure – referred to...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday night to pass a short-term bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown at the last minute after a dramatic turnaround in the waning hours. The bill, which passed the House earlier by a substantial bipartisan vote of 335-91, now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation keeps the government funded at existing levels through Nov. 17 and authorizes additional disaster relief money, giving Congress more time to reach a full-year funding agreement....