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US Senate passes bill to prevent $1 bn Columbia budget slash, moves to House

The District of Columbia's leaders and residents were caught off guard and rushed to Capitol Hill to protest Congress's interference in its governance.

Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, center left, and Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, center right, during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Bloomberg)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 08:50 AM IST
AP |

US Senate passes funding bill hours before government shutdown deadline

The US funding bill, passed with a 54-46 vote, stopped shutdown plans, preventing over 800,000 federal workers from being furloughed without pay.

Democrats faced intense pressure from their grassroots supporters to oppose Trump’s spending cuts but ultimately relented.(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 06:27 AM IST

Does Elon Musk want government shutdown amid Trump's efforts to avoid one?

Elon Musk has expressed a wish for a government shutdown, according to four sources familiar with his stance told WIRED on the condition of anonymity.

Elon Musk has advocated for a government shutdown, which is in opposition to the White House's declared intention to avoid one, because it might make it simpler to fire thousands of federal employees, WIRED reported.(AP)
Updated on Mar 12, 2025 04:44 PM IST

Trump warns government shutdown is possible, but expects to avert it

Trump said on Sunday that a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives cannot muster enough votes to pass a temporary funding bill.

Trump on Saturday signaled his support for the continuing resolution, and urged his fellow Republicans to vote in favor of it.(AP)
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 09:15 PM IST
Reuters |

Government will shut down if Congress doesn't clear spending bill by this date

Republicans and Democrats are in urgent negotiations to prevent a government shutdown by the March 14 deadline.

Negotiations have been complicated by President Donald Trump’s defiance of spending laws previously passed by Congress.(AFP)
Updated on Mar 04, 2025 10:42 AM IST
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