Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden's desk

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Final passage of the bill, which made it through the House Friday evening, caps off a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill as Speaker Mike Johnson managed the last-minute demands of President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, along with the ensuing furor of congressional Democrats whose votes are needed to pass funding bills amid conservative opposition.
Politico
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The initial 1,500-page bill was positioned to pass with bipartisan agreement until Elon Musk got involved and ordered Republicans to kill it for frivolous spending.
International Business Times
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Trump went on to echo Musk’s criticism, effectively killing the deal at the time, before a version neglecting the president-elect’s key demand ― to include an increase to the debt ceiling ― eventually passed in an effort to avert a government shutdown on Friday night.
HuffPost
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The $4.28 billion in relief is expected to be the final round of public service loan forgiveness before President Joe Biden leaves office in January.
Associated Press

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