Government Shutdown 2024 Trending. House speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader chuck schumer announced a 2024 spending deal, a significant step toward avoiding a government shutdown. The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether congress could complete it in time to avoid a partial shutdown.
The clock is ticking down to what could be a u.s. After hours of delay, the senate overwhelmingly voted for the $1.2 trillion bill to fund more than half of the government, sending the measure to president bidenโs desk.