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US Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

  • The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with half of Republicans joining Democrats in passing the stopgap funding measure
  • Opposition came mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference, who said the measure facilitates more spending 
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Top House Republican McCarthy vows to survive ouster threat for avoiding shutdown

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EU’s top diplomat urges US to reconsider dropping Ukrainian aid from stop-gap budget bill

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Biden says Ukraine aid must be passed after shutdown deal

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US government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

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Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans

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