Trump signs spending bill to avert government shutdown — for one week
The House of Representatives. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)/ WASHINGTON — President Trump signed a one-week stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a The majority of Democrats and Republicans in Congress passed the spending bill earlier in the day, giving lawmakers until next Friday at midnight to hammer out a spending deal for the rest of the fiscal year. The Senate quickly approved the House’s continuing resolution — or “CR” in Washington-speak. The CR passed the House 373 to 30. Trump signed the bill in private. Senate Minority ...
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