March 2018

Congress Approves $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill, Averting a Shutdown

Congress gave swift approval to a $1.3 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government open through September but broadly defies the Trump administration’s wishes to reshape it. The House voted 256 to 167 to approve the bill less than 24 hours after the spending plan, which stretched 2,232 pages, had been unveiled.