{
  "id": 5026912,
  "title": "House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-passes-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-before-midterms-5026912",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/house-bill-prevents-government-shutdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US House of Representatives voted 370-48 on Tuesday to pass a continuing resolution that will keep government funding in place until December 11, avoiding a potential shutdown before the midterms. The legislation, which maintains current spending levels, now awaits President Trump's signature after the Senate approved it earlier in the month. The vote defused a contentious dispute between parties ahead of the November elections, which could determine the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Democrats supported the measure after it incorporated policy adjustments they desired, including a postponement of a new rule from the White House Office of Management and Budget that Republicans feared would enable the administration to cancel grants arbitrarily. However, tensions arose among Democrats when representatives Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington joined Republicans to vote on a procedural rule, a move that was criticized by Democratic leadership. Despite the divisions within the Democratic party, the passage of the rule allowed for a vote on a resolution denouncing socialism in \"all its forms.\"",
  "summary": "Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}