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US Lawmakers To Avert Shutdown With Vote On Eve Of Major Biden Speech

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is walking a tightrope between moderate and hard-line Republicans (Credit: AFP)

US lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday to end a long-running row over the federal budget with a giant bill to fund several major federal agencies through the fall, averting a partial shutdown due to start at the weekend.

The vote comes on the eve of President Joe Biden's annual State of the Union address, with the Democrat preparing to deliver a career-defining speech as he bids for a second term against his Republican rival, Donald Trump.

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