Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown

House approves short-term funding extension House approves short-term government funding extension 03:45 Washington — President Biden signed a government funding extension on Friday that delays a partial shutdown for at least another week.  Funding for some agencies was set to lapse Friday, while the rest were funded through March 8.  But Congress reached a deal

Biden says U.S. will airdrop aid to Gaza

Israel responds to deadly aid convoy incident Israel responds to allegations after deadly aid convoy incident 02:03 Washington — President Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will airdrop humanitarian aid to Gaza as the United Nations warns of imminent famine amid the Israel-Hamas war.  “In the coming days we’re going to join with our friends