Trump signs budget appropriations bill into law
President Donald Trump of the United States on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown. In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump signed the bill and thanked Democrats who joined Republicans to approve the continuing measure. This comes following the passage of the bill by
Trump signs budget appropriations bill into law

President Donald Trump of the United States on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown.
In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump signed the bill and thanked Democrats who joined Republicans to approve the continuing measure.
This comes following the passage of the bill by the Senate on Friday, a few hours ahead of a midnight deadline.
It was gathered that the vote was 54-46, with two Democrats joining all but one Republican in support of the measure.
Earlier Friday, the bill reportedly cleared a key procedural hurdle with the help of 10 Democrats in a 62-38 vote.
Sixty votes were needed to defeat a Democratic filibuster.
The votes came after a dramatic 48-hour period during which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., broke with most House and Senate Democrats, announcing he would support moving forward on the bill one day after he declared it didn’t have the votes.
Schumer ultimately voted no on final passage of the legislation.
The bill, which cleared the House on a party-line vote earlier this week, will keep the government funded through September 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
Under pressure from his left flank and House Democrats to block the GOP funding measure, Schumer had kept his cards close to the vest about his shutdown strategy throughout the week.
However, on Thursday, Schumer said he would vote to advance the bill, giving cover to other Democrats to do the same and significantly lowering the threat of a catastrophic shutdown amid broader economic uncertainty.
While defending his decision in a floor speech Friday, Schumer warned that a shutdown would be far worse than passing the GOP bill.
He argued that outcome would give Trump, his billionaire adviser Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, even more power to slash the federal workforce and government services.
“Clearly, this is a Hobson’s choice; the CR is a bad bill. But as bad as the CR is, I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option,” Schumer said.
Trump signs budget appropriations bill into law

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