House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live

September 1, 2026 · 9:54 am 4 sources

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• House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live
  The Guardian · September 1, 2026 09:54
  Speaker Mike Johnson to launch a floor vote designed to prevent any federal shutdown before the November midterms Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. House speaker Mike Johnson will launch a floor vote to pass the stopgap funding bill designed to keep the federal government fully…
• Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms
  NPR · September 1, 2026 18:06
  With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
• House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms
  The Guardian · September 1, 2026 18:29
  Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the…

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• House passes stopgap bill that pauses changes to federal science grant-making process
  Scientific American · September 1, 2026 20:45
  The proposed changes, which would have given control of science funding to appointed bureaucrats, were criticized widely by the scientific community