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House overwhelmingly passes bill to avert government shutdown

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On the House floor Tuesday, lawmakers approved the bipartisan legislation by a vote of 370 to 48, with 193 Republicans and 176 Democrats voting in favor.

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  1. House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

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    House overwhelmingly passes bill to avert government shutdown

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The afternoon sun shines on the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

  2. The Guardian

    House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Speaker Mike Johnson to launch a floor vote designed to prevent any federal shutdown before the November midterms Sign up for the US Breaking News email The US will aim to persuade G20 members to take a hands-off ⁠approach to regulating AI, according ⁠to a Trump ​White House official, at a gathering…

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election, sending to Trump for his signature (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election, sending to Trump for his signature

  4. NBC News

    House passes short-term funding bill to prevent a shutdown before the election (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to pass a short-term funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of September, keeping money flowing at current levels until Dec. 11.

  5. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK's feed description

    With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

  6. The Hill

    Congress funds government until December, averting pre-election shutdown (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The House on Tuesday voted to send a short-term extension of government funding to President Trump’s desk, avoiding a politically risky shutdown on the eve of the midterm elections. The continuing resolution (CR), which funds the government through Dec.

  7. KRDO

    House sends government funding bill to Trump to avert shutdown ahead of midterms (opens KRDO)

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    By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a bill on Tuesday to extend government funding to December 11, clearing a path to avert a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed…

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Congress votes to avert government shutdown ahead of midterm elections (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a bill on Tuesday to extend government funding to December 11, clearing a path to avert a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed…

  9. BizPac Review

    House passes gov’t funding bill that does nothing to fix debt crisis (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday without addressing the national debt. The CR’s passage averted a government shutdown by extending federal government funding […]

  10. WHNT

    Congress funds government until December, averting preelection shutdown (opens WHNT)

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    The House on Tuesday voted to send a short-term extension of government funding to President Trump’s desk, avoiding a politically risky shutdown before the midterm elections. The continuing resolution (CR), which funds the government through Dec.

  11. CBS News

    Congress passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms (opens CBS News)

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    The House on Tuesday passed a measure to extend government funding into December, averting a shutdown in the final stretch of the midterm campaign.

  12. Breaking Defense

    House passes funding stopgap, averting government shutdown in October (opens Breaking Defense)

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    The bill, which now heads to the president’s desk, gives Congress until Dec. 11 to pass full-year appropriations.

  13. Washington Examiner

    House passes stopgap funding bill with help of 176 Democrats to avoid pre-election shutdown (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) got help from the other side of the aisle on Tuesday to pass a stopgap funding bill to head off a government shutdown ahead of the November elections. More than 175 House Democrats supported the funding patch to fund the government through Dec.

  14. The Guardian

    House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    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 Novembe…

  15. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    The stopgap was needed as Congress failed to finish work on the 12 spending bills that fund government programs for the full fiscal year.

  16. Money Talks News

    House Averts Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections (opens Money Talks News)

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    Money Talks News's feed description

    The temporary funding measure keeps federal services running through Dec. 11 while lawmakers postpone tougher spending decisions until after the election

  17. Military Times

    House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown and keep federal agencies operating beyond Oct. 1.

  18. Courthouse News Service

    Congress dodges shutdown with budget patch through midterms (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The House overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the government funded until December, avoiding the threat of a politically damaging shutdown fight before the midterm elections.

  19. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    House passes short-term funding bill to avoid federal government shutdown before election (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    House passes stopgap spending bill to avoid government shutdown (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep federal agencies operating beyond Oct. 1, when existing funds are due to expire with the start of the new fiscal year.

  21. ABC News

    House passes funding bill, avoiding shutdown ahead of midterm elections (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The House passed a continuing resolution that funds the government through Dec. 11.

  22. UPI

    House votes to fund government through Dec. 11, avert shutdown before midterms (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to approve short-term government funding through the midterm elections and into December.

  23. Fortune

    House votes 370-48 to fund the government through mid-December, avoiding a shutdown before the midterms, but it still awaits Trump’s signature (opens Fortune)

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    The House passed the bill by a vote of 370-48, now it just needs President Donald Trump to sign it.

  24. The Boston Globe

    House clears bill to avert an election-season shutdown (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to President Trump’s desk and punting a spending fight until after the midterm elections.

  25. Al Jazeera

    US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The temporary measure gives Congress until December to fully fund the federal government for fiscal year 2027.

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