US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
Washington DC, US Reuters The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85 to 11 vote passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired […]
Biden, McCarthy reach tentative US debt ceiling deal
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to suspend the federal government’s $US31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Saturday evening, ending a months-long stalemate. However, the deal was announced without any celebration, in terms that reflected the bitter tenor of the negotiations and the difficult […]