Washington, March 10, 2025 (AFP) - US Congress scrambles to avert weekend government shutdown

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2025-03-10

US lawmakers raced Monday to avert a weekend government shutdown with a funding deal loudly backed by President Donald Trump as he pushes a polarizing plan to drastically downsize the federal bureaucracy. Republicans have released a stopgap bill to keep the government funded through September 30 that would give Trump time to push his agenda of tax cuts, deportations and boosted energy production through Congress over the summer. Lawmakers hope to......

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