In an unexpected twist, the House on Saturday passed a stopgap spending bill with just hours until a government shutdown with Democrats providing the necessary votes to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “clean” bill.

The bill to extend current levels of government funding for 45 days passed in a 335-91 vote, with all the no votes cast by Mr. McCarthy’s Republicans.

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In an unexpected twist, the House on Saturday passed a stopgap spending bill with just hours until a government shutdown with Democrats providing the necessary votes to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “clean” bill.{ai:summary}In an unexpected twist, the House passes a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, with Democrats supporting the bill. #politics

House passes temporary spending to evert midnight shutdown

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