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Speaker Johnson says this positions the GOP to win upcoming spending battles, but Democrats claim victory in extending their 2023 funding program for 75 days.

Congress halted a government shutdown with a second stop-gap funding bill, setting up a spending fight between House and Senate early in the new year.

Congress has less than 40 days to pass 12 departmental appropriation bills needed to avert a government shutdown.

Congress, on track to avert a government shutdown -- after the senate passes a key hurdle, advancing a short-term spending bill. Category four Hurricane Ian hurtles towards Florida after putting the lights out in Cuba. 2.5 million Florida residents are being asked to evacuate. Setting up tents for illegal immigrants in the Big Apple. The mayor says the city is constructing temporary housing to take care of the influx.