{"id":1782,"date":"2024-01-19T13:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/congress-passes-last-minute-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T13:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:28:27","slug":"congress-passes-last-minute-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/congress-passes-last-minute-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-first-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress passes last-minute stopgap bill to avert government shutdown | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shutdown would have started at 12.01am on Saturday. Plus, Netanyahu says he opposes creation of Palestinian state after war<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\">Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good morning,<\/p>\n<p>The House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/jan\/18\/senate-passes-stopgap-bill-prevent-government-shutdown\">passed a short-term spending bill<\/a> on Thursday, sending the legislation to Joe Biden\u2019s desk with just two days left before government funding runs out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the House votes split?<\/strong> The House approved the bill in a vote of 314 to 108, with<strong> <\/strong>107<strong> <\/strong>Republicans and<strong> <\/strong>207 Democrats supporting the proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And the Senate?<\/strong> The House vote came hours after the Senate approved the bill in a vote of 77 to 18, following bipartisan negotiations that stretched into late Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But, but but:<\/strong> In a potentially worrisome sign for the House speaker, Mike Johnson, 106 Republicans opposed the bill as hard-right members called for steeper spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did Netanyahu say?<\/strong> \u201cIn any future arrangement \u2026 Israel needs security control of all territory west of the Jordan [River]. This collides with the idea of sovereignty. What can you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the state of Gaza\u2019s health facilities?<\/strong> Two-thirds of Gaza\u2019s hospitals have now ceased functioning. Two other hospitals \u2013 al-Aqsa and the Gaza European \u2013 are also at risk of closure, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many people have been killed?<\/strong> A total of 24,620 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been confirmed killed in Gaza since Hamas\u2019s 7 October attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, according to the territory\u2019s health ministry. Thousands more are thought to be buried under rubble.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/jan\/19\/first-thing-us-congress-passes-last-minute-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shutdown would have started at 12.01am on Saturday. Plus, Netanyahu says he opposes creation of Palestinian state after war Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? 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