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December 20, 2015

Senate budget bill nearly quadruples funding for Ohio dam project

Buried in the Senate bill to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling is a provision to nearly quadruple funding for an Ohio River dam project, an allocation slammed as 鈥渄isgraceful鈥� by Republican Sen. John McCain.

December 20, 2015

Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling

President Obama and his congressional allies succeeded overnight in winning a virtually condition-free increase in the debt ceiling, along with funding to end the partial government shutdown -- but in a deal that left America's debt crisis unaddressed and teed up another battle three months from now.

December 20, 2015

Yosemite National Park reopens immediately after budget vote

Yosemite National Park is reopening to visitors Wednesday night with the end of the 16-day partial government shutdown

December 20, 2015

Tea Party lawmakers say budget showdown worth the fight, blast Senate 'deal'

Tea Party-backed lawmakers defended their role in the budget showdown Wednesday as Congress voted on a bipartisan bill to end it, saying their fight against ObamaCare was worth the drama.

December 20, 2015

Vote breakdown: How lawmakers voted on the budget deal

The following is a list of senators who voted against the budget deal on Wednesday.

December 20, 2015

Hill leaders push dueling budget plans, seek 'sweet spot' to break impasse

House and Senate lawmakers pushed dueling proposals to address the budget impasse, as they prepared to take private talks with the White House into the weekend -- with both sides at last appearing to work toward a possible compromise, despite no deal emerging Friday.

December 20, 2015

Can lawmakers find the middle ground in budget impasse?

There's plenty of middle ground between the two sides of the budget and debt-ceiling impasse. So, can lawmakers find it?

December 20, 2015

Fiscal deals now focus on sequester, amid little Capitol Hill optimism about quick fix

The Senate will be in session on Monday as time runs short to negotiate an increase of the nation's debt ceiling and the partial government shutdown concludes its second week.

December 20, 2015

Obama signs bill guaranteeing active duty military pay in event of shutdown

The Senate has accepted one Republican idea -- a bill that would pay the military in the event of a shutdown.

December 20, 2015

When clock strikes midnight, does the government really shut down? Maybe not

Washington is bracing for the clock to strike midnight, with a government shutdown expected if Congress cannot strike a budget deal -- but despite the frenzy, the government might not turn into a pumpkin right away.