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Congress ‘may have to’ come back to approve disaster funding

Biden: Congress ‘may have to’ come back to approve disaster funding

President Joe Biden said Monday he may ask Congress to return early from its preelection recess to pass supplemental disaster money to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene. “That is something I may have to request,” Biden ...

The Hill · 45m

Biden may call Congress back for Hurricane Helene funding

President Biden on Monday said he expects to ask Congress for a supplemental bill to fund Hurricane Helene relief efforts, suggesting lawmakers may have to return from their lengthy election

USA TODAY on MSN · 44m

Biden on Helene disaster: 'We're not leaving until the job is done'

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden assured communities devastated by Hurricane Helene that the "nation has your back," and that help was on the way in a speech Monday from the White House. "Communities are devastated.

Congress needs a miracle to avert government shutdown

NBC News on MSN · 4d

Congress funds the government but faces another shutdown threat before Christmas

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers averted a government shutdown 40 days before the election, but they’ll face another funding crunch right before the holidays and a new Congress and president take office. Bipartisan negotiators have been trying to make progress on the 12 bills needed to fund federal agencies for the 2025 fiscal year.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

The 11th hour: Congress needs a miracle to avert government shutdown

Republicans huddled late Friday afternoon in what was a last-minute attempt by McCarthy to unite his conference behind a short-term spending measure.

Des Moines Register on MSN · 19h

Iowa's senators, representatives vote to avert a government shutdown. What they're saying:

GOP Sens. Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley, and Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn, Randy Feenstra vote to avoid government shutdown

Congress dodged a shutdown but may get an ugly December spending fight

Lawmakers have yet to agree on how much money in total the government should spend next fiscal year, besides additional ...

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Critical battles loom as Congress looks to avoid crippling 'shutdown crisis' for next president

Congressional lawmakers have left Washington, D.C., for six weeks and will return to a radically different political playing ...

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Congress left itself a long post-election healthcare to-do list

Congress still aims to fix hospital and physician pay cuts and pass pharmacy benefit manager legislation. But Election Day ...

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Advocacy groups urge Congress to commit to certifying election results

The appeal comes as former president Donald Trump lays the groundwork to again challenge the outcome of the vote should he ...

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After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Congress is off for the campaign season. Now, lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in ...

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Column: Too corrupt for reality TV? There's always Congress as a Plan B

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) was forced to resign as a cop and fizzled as a reality TV wannabe. His latest racist tweet provides ...

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Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024

N.J., (center) is a Navy veteran and one of more than 180 veterans running for Congress this year. (Win McNamee/) A total of ...

Congress candidate ‘threatened to kill opponent’ using Russian-Ukrainian hit squad

A Florida man who was running for congress has been charged with threatening to hire a “Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to kill ...

Close Maryland Senate race could determine balance of power in Congress

The 2024 Maryland Senate race between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and former Republican Governor Larry Hogan is neck-and-neck, ...

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Congress having 'ongoing' conversations about subpoenaing FBI's Christopher Wray: Rep. Michael Waltz

Fla., warns over the Biden-Harris administration's escalation of conflict in the Middle East and findings from Congress' ...

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