Biden signs funding bill, averting government shutdown

US President Joe Biden signed into law a long-awaited funding bill passed by Congress, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown.

At the same time, Biden called on lawmakers to approve additional national and border security funding. With cash running out at midnight for three-quarters of the government, including defense and homeland security, the Senate was thrust into a race against the clock to advance the legislation to Biden's desk.

But a deal came together just as the midnight deadline arrived, and the Senate voted to pass the resolution after 2:00 am local time in Washington. Hours earlier, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson had angered his own right flank by relying on Democratic votes to advance the package to the Senate.

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