Holland Sentinel in Holland, Michigan

Congress approves short term funding to avert shutdown

Congress passes a short term funding bill to keep the federal government open through December 3, sending the measure to President Biden. The plan averts a partial shutdown but delays a debt limit fight, as lawmakers debate how to raise the borrowing cap before October 18. The bill includes about 28.6 billion for disaster relief and Afghanistan evacuee resettlement, while Democrats push to address both funding and debt limits in separate actions.