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Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through 11 December, averting a shutdown ahead of the November midterm elections. The measure passed 370-48 and will go to President Trump. Both reports describe the vote as bipartisan action to defuse a volatile dispute before the campaign's final stretch.

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Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. A c…

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House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. A c…

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Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

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