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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon and Lauren Gambino in Washington and Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Biden signs funding measure to keep US government running

A man in a blue suit stands at a microphone with people on both sides listening
Mike Johnson talks to the press while House members vote on a spending bill, at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Thursday. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

The US Senate has approved a stopgap funding measure to avert a government shutdown shortly after a midnight deadline with a bill that defied Donald Trump’s demand for a debt-limit suspension. The legislation was signed by Joe Biden on Saturday morning, the White House confirmed.

The Senate passed the bill in an 85-11 vote, hours after an overwhelmingly bipartisan 366-34 vote in the House. It was passed 38 minutes after the deadline but the government did not invoke shutdown procedures in the interim.

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