Government Shutdown 2024 News Headlines. The senate is approaching a midnight deadline to pass a bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown. Washington โ president biden on saturday signed the massive spending package that the senate approved overnight, avoiding a partial shutdown of the.
Dr thomas gift (ucl political science) said neither party wants to be held accountable for a government shutdown so close to an election. Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown on saturday as the house, in a stunning turnabout, approved a stopgap plan to keep the federal.