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Government Shutdown
The Senate minority leader said Republicans would "certainly" get the blame for it.
The House speakers spending plan lost critical support despite his inclusion of election integrity measures.
Trump says he would "shut down the government in a heartbeat" if Republicans don't pass a bill blocking noncitizens from voting, which is already illegal.
A right-wing group known as the Freedom Caucus says Republicans should insist on the bill when Congress returns in September.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene seized the spotlight with a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but its unclear if shell go through with it.
This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted, Biden said in a statement.
The long overdue action pushes any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
The far-right lawmaker finally said something her critics could agree with.
While $60 billion in other funding remains in doubt, the new spending bill contains $300 million in funding a majority of House Republicans rejected in September.
A fourth temporary spending bill will likely be needed to keep parts of the government from going dark on Saturday.
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