"Congress Averts Shutdown with Short-Term Funding Bill, Sends Measure to Biden"

Congress has approved a stopgap funding measure to keep the government funded through the beginning of March, avoiding a partial shutdown that was set to occur on Saturday. The bipartisan measure extends funding at current levels for some government agencies through March 1 and others through March 8, with House conservatives briefly attempting to add a border security amendment before the passage. Speaker Mike Johnson had to rely on Democrats to pass the bill, facing opposition from hard-right House members and a razor-thin GOP majority.