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Republicans Preemptively Avoid Midterm Government Shutdown 

Virginia Grace McKinnon

President Donald Trump signed a bill to effectively fund the government through the midterm elections, avoiding the September deadline and a possible government shutdown. Now, members can hit the campaign trail without an Election Day shutdown looming, moving their deadline to fund the government for fiscal year 2027 to December.  

The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, signed by Trump Wednesday evening, extends already approved government funding until Dec. 11. The clean continuing resolution passed both chambers of Congress with massive bipartisan support, 90-6 in the Senate and 370-48 in the House.  

“Responsible governance means putting the well-being and stability of the nation first, and this legislation does just that. It protects our national security, preserves critical services, and denies partisan shutdown agitators the........

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