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The House approves a short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in the day. The short-term extension is the fourth in recent months, and many lawmakers expect it to be the last for the current fiscal year, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said that negotiators had…

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U.S. Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default – Reuters

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U.S. Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default  Reuters U.S. Senate Democrats, Republicans haggle over short-term debt fix  WTVB News Democrats announce deal with GOP to extend debt ceiling  USA TODAY US Senate averts crisis by voting to extend debt ceiling  BBC News Senate votes to raise debt limit after 11 Republicans join Democrats to break filibuster  ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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