Christmas burns. It’s an inferno that would consume the entire world, if it could: a riot of color and fantastical shapes, like the ballerinas of flame that dance in a fireplace. Just a flicker that starts around November to lick at the season’s kindling, building to a blaze by early December, and roaring up into
Update, 12:45 a.m. Saturday: The U.S. government avoided a prolonged government shutdown after the Senate approved a funding bill in the early morning hours Saturday, sending it to President Biden’s desk for his signature. The Senate approval came after the House on Friday night overwhelmingly approved the measure as well, just ahead of the midnight deadline. As the
Washington — The Senate early Saturday morning overwhelmingly approved a bill to avert a prolonged government shutdown, just hours after the House passed the measure with wide bipartisan support. The Senate vote came just after the Friday midnight deadline that would have marked the beginning of the shutdown. The Senate vote shortly after 12:30 a.m.
The bill heads to Biden’s desk. It includes $110 billion in disaster aid, $30 billion in farm aid, and extends the farm bill for one year. WASHINGTON—Both chambers of Congress on Dec. 21 passed a last-minute funding package that would extend government funding to March 14, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. The legislation,
The bill eliminates two provisions that prevented public sector employees from receiving full Social Security benefits, which their unions strongly opposed. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Dec. 21 passed a bipartisan bill that will enable government employees, their survivors, and disabled persons to receive more money from the Social Security program, which will cost up to
Washington — The Senate was set to vote early Saturday morning on a bill that would avert a prolonged government shutdown and provide tens of billions of dollars in disaster relief. The vote comes just after a midnight deadline, and several hours after the House overwhelmingly approved it with a bipartisan coalition. The legislation passed
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital on Friday but a toddler in a light blue jumper entertained, too. The president and first lady visited privately with patients and their families for photos at Children’s National Hospital before Jill Biden read “’Twas