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Congressman Jim Himes (D-4th District) talks about the government shutdown being avoided once again, as well as what needs to happen moving forward with foreign aid packages for Israel and Ukraine.

Congressman Jim Himes (D-4th District) talks about the government shutdown being avoided once again, as well as what needs to happen moving forward with foreign aid packages for Israel and Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has ended the immediate threat of a government shutdown, signing a temporary spending bill a day before much of the government was to run out of money.

Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year.

The House voted Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.

Congress has until Friday night to keep the government funded. The House plans to vote on its short-term funding bill as early as Tuesday.

Congress is in uncharted territory after voting out Representative Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is filling the position for the interim now. The House is in recess with the threat though of a government shutdown still looming. So what happens next? And how soon? NBC Connecticut’s Mike Hydeck spoke with Congressman Joe Courtney...

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-2nd District) was present for the historic vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He talks about the mood in Congress and what the next steps are with the threat of a government shutdown looming.

Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation.

Both the House and Senate passed a temporary solution in bipartisan votes on Saturday that will kick the issue to November.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mitch McConnell delivered some remarks before the full Senate voted on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded for the next 45 days.

The uncertainty over a government shutdown is also affecting military families here at home.

The bill would keep the government open for another 45 days if signed into law by President Joe Biden.

The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting Biden’s full request

The nonprofit says the pending shutdown could restrict Connecticut children’s access to supplemental nutrition and childhood development programs.

A government shutdown could postpone fan-favorite Fat Bear Week, set to begin just days after the funding deadline for Congress.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.

If a shutdown happens, millions of federal employees will be furloughed and many others will be forced to work without pay until it ends. A handful of federal programs that people nationwide rely on everyday could also be disrupted.

The threat of a government shutdown is becoming more real every day and we’re only hours away from it becoming a reality and major national disruption. But what will it mean for you? NBC correspondent Noah Pransky explains.

Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide.