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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia and Rachel Sharp

Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown

AP

President Joe Biden has now signed the stopgap funding bill, averting a government shutdown and pushing the battle over US spending on Ukraine and Israel into the new year.

In a statement, the White House confirmed that the president signed the bill on Thursday, during this week’s visit to San Francisco to host the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and to hold a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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