Congress passes short-term funding extension to avert government shutdown

Washington — The Senate followed the House in passing a temporary extension of government funding on Thursday, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk after a bipartisan vote that once again averts a government shutdown.  The Senate voted 77 to 13 to approve the short-term extension that funds some government agencies for another week, through

Biden, Trump make dueling visits to southern border

Biden, Trump make dueling visits to southern border – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden was in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, where he asked former President Donald Trump to join him in pressing House Republicans to pass the Senate’s bipartisan border security bill. Trump, meanwhile, was in Eagle Pass, where took a much different