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☆ Columbia University protests: Trump-appointed judges say they’ll boycott Columbia grads over university’s handling of student dissent
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A group of 13 conservative US federal judges are vowing to not hire Columbia University law students or undergraduates because of how the school has handled pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its campus in recent weeks. “As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education. CNN has reached out to Columbia University for comment. They typically hire law school graduates for clerkships that can eventually lead to high-paying and prestigious jobs. If not, employers are forced to assume the risk that anyone they hire from Columbia may be one of these disruptive and hateful students,” the judges wrote.

Persons: Minouche Shafik, Gillian Lester, Judge James C, Elizabeth L, Matthew H, Solomson, Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk Organizations: New, New York CNN, Columbia, . ” Columbia University, New York Police Department, Police, CNN, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, U.S . Court, Federal, Columbia University, Northern District of, Hamilton Hall Locations: New York, Manhattan, Gaza, Columbia, Texas, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo

☆ House GOP embroiled in escalating primary feuds with majority on line
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Manu Raju | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

For more on House Republican primary infighting, watch “Inside Politics with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8 a.m. Washington CNN —GOP Rep. Don Bacon has had it with the far-right of his conference. Now McCarthy allies in the House GOP Conference are considering giving a boost to Aaron Dimmock, the retired Navy officer facing off against Gaetz in the August 20 primary. And while the outcomes in most of these primary races won’t impact the GOP’s efforts to keep the majority, they will shape the makeup of the next House Republican Conference and how they pursue their agenda. Several of Gonzales' colleagues in the House are backing a GOP primary challenger in his race for reelection.

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A video showing the aftermath of the strike that killed Shahed captured her sprawled on the ground next to her friends, her pink pants impossible to miss. Every time she came in, she said, ‘Mom.’ I would say, ‘My soul, my soul,’” Awda Talla told CNN. An analysis of the site of the attack, documented by a freelance journalist working for CNN in Gaza, paints a very different picture of Israeli military responsibility. Israeli military’s shifting responseCNN has pressed the Israeli military for details about the strike, which took place on April 16 at about 3:40 p.m., according to video evidence. The Israeli military declined to provide any additional evidence to back up its claims.

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☆ Elon Musk says Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is 'very impressive'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift is topping the charts with "The Tortured Poets Department." AdvertisementTaylor Swift has been turning heads with the chart-topping success of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department" — and she can count Elon Musk as a fan of the new tracks. Musk said of Swift's album in an X post on Monday. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 29, 2024This post isn't the first time Musk has weighed in on Swift's success. I speak from experience lol," Musk told Swift in an X post.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, —, Swift, Swift didn't, Elon, Musk Organizations: Poets Department, Service, Department, Billboard, BI Locations: Paris

☆ United Auto Workers-Daimler Truck agreement draws praise from Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —President Joe Biden praised the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck for reaching a tentative in the eleventh hour Friday night, preventing a potential strike affecting 7,300 workers. Daimler is a major manufacturer of trucks and buses, responsible for producing Thomas Built buses, one of the most popular brands of school buses in the United States. CNN has reached out to Daimler Truck for comment. The tentative agreement comes on the heels of increased momentum for the UAW. The subsequent contract negotiations won record pay increases for UAW members at the three companies.

Persons: Joe Biden, ” Biden, Shawn Fain, Thomas Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Daimler, UAW, Facebook, CNN, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volvo, —, Motors, Ford Locations: New York, United States, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Vance , Alabama, Tuscaloosa

☆ US concert spending: Americans will continue to spend big on live shows in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It was remarkable, given that inflation was elevated and interest rates were at their highest in two decades. “With the job market and economy holding strong, consumers could continue spending on these tours – and there’s certainly still demand,” Liz Anderson, a content strategist at jobs site Appcast, said in a statement to CNN. Beyoncé released “Cowboy Carter” on March 29, her eighth studio album featuring 27 tracks rooted in country music. Swift released her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Friday, and it soared past Beyoncé’s streaming record in just a few hours, becoming Spotify’s most streamed album in a single day of 2024. Swift’s latest set of music was released a “double album,” consisting of 15 extra tracks.

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Persons: Taylor Swift's, we've, Swift's, you'll Organizations: Business, Department, Poets Department, Target, Spotify, Apple, Amazon

☆ Trump loses last-minute bid to halt hush money trial while he seeks new venue
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A New York appeals court judge on Monday swiftly rejected a last-ditch bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial while he seeks to move the case to another court. Trump has frequently targeted both groups in the run-up to the Manhattan Supreme Court trial, which is set to begin jury selection next week. At a hearing Monday afternoon, defense attorney Emil Bove urged appellate Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez to delay the hush money trial, according to NBC. Wu added that Trump, who regularly rails against the case on social media and the campaign trail, is responsible for the media frenzy. He cannot drum up a media circus and then use that publicity to seek a change of trial venue, Wu told Gonzalez.

Persons: Donald Trump, LIV, Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez, Trump's, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Emil Bove, Lizbeth Gonzalez, Bove, Steven Wu, Wu, Gonzalez Organizations: U.S, Miami, Trump National Doral Miami, NBC News, Trump, NBC, Manhattan Supreme, Attorney Locations: Doral , Florida, York, New York, Manhattan

☆ Last-minute Brexit bill risks higher food prices, UK business groups warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —British business groups are warning that newly announced post-Brexit charges on plant and animal imports could push up food prices not long after food inflation came down from double-digit rates. The port and the undersea tunnel beneath the English Channel handle the majority of UK food imports. Annual UK food price inflation topped 19% in March 2023, the highest rate in 45 years, and stood at more than 10% as recently as in October. Some are already “deciding that it is too expensive or too much hassle to serve the UK,” he told CNN. A government spokesperson said the new charges “were at the bottom end of the range” discussed with UK businesses during a consultation period last summer.

Persons: Tom Southall, William Bain ,, ”, James Barnes, “ Organizations: London CNN, European Union, Department for Environment, Food, Rural Affairs, Channel, Chain Federation, Chambers of Commerce, ”, CNN, EU . Trade, Horticultural Trades Association Locations: British, Port, Dover, Eurotunnel, Southall

☆ Manhattan DA blasts Trump for trying to delay hush money trial over publicity he's 'actively seeking'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign event on April 02, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged a judge to reject an eleventh-hour bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial due to biased media coverage. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is also wrong to claim that the deluge of publicity means he can't get a fair jury, the D.A. Trump last month asked for a "significant" delay of the trial — which is set to begin jury selection on April 15 — until the publicity surrounding it "subsides." That request marked Trump's eighth attempt to push back the start of the trial, Bragg noted in his filing Wednesday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bragg, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Juan Merchan Organizations: U.S, Manhattan, Attorney, New, Trump Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan

☆ Beyoncé fans say songs are missing from vinyl and CD copies of 'Cowboy Carter,' fueling theories of last-minute changes to the album
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBeyoncé's eighth studio album was released to critical acclaim last week, but fans of the singer have been left disappointed after discovering that their vinyl and CD copies of "Cowboy Carter" are missing some of their favorite tracks. "Cowboy Carter" was released on March 29, 2024. ParkwoodWith an expansive 79-minute runtime, "Cowboy Carter" is Beyoncé's longest album to date. Physical editions of the album bear a different title and artwork than the digital release of "Cowboy Carter." The only mention of "Cowboy Carter" on these copies on a sticker on top of plastic-sealed copies, according to Variety.

Persons: —, Carter, Linda Martell, it's, Mark Savage, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Taylor Swift, Taylor, John Shearer, Swift, Beyoncé's, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé Organizations: Service, Business, Poet's Department, Beyoncé, Variety Locations: Louisiana

☆ Trump complains in latest hush-money delay bid that Manhattan already thinks he's guilty, and Michael Cohen keeps saying 'Donald von Shitsinpants'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This eleventh-hour effort to push back Trump's April 15 trial date is the latest of a half-dozen such requests since August. Bad polls, bad pressManhattan is not Trump country, the defense delay motion notes. AdvertisementPollsters surveyed a sample of 400 Manhattan residents, the delay motion says. Trump's motion implies that those sources were, or involved, Bragg, ignoring that the stories could have been sourced through multiple other individuals, including court staff, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses. Advertisement"President Trump cannot get a fair trial in Manhattan County right now," the delay motion concludes, asking for unspecified adjournment "until prejudicial press coverage abates."

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☆ Parent of FTX victim who lost $130,000 asks judge to go easy on SBF, suggests six years in prison versus DOJ's 40-50
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesHeather Ferguson's son lost approximately $130,000 in cash when crypto exchange FTX went bankrupt in November 2022. Ferguson's letter is part of an eleventh hour push by the defense to appeal to Kaplan's sense of leniency as the judge gears up for Bankman-Fried's sentencing hearing on Thursday. Bankman-Fried's psychiatrist, George Lerner, told Judge Lewis Kaplan in a letter in August that the former FTX CEO has a history of depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Without his medication, Lerner warned the judge, "Bankman-Fried will experience a return of his depression and ADHD symptoms and will be severely negatively impacted in his ability to assist in his own defense."

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☆ Baltimore bridge collapse poses little threat to U.S. economic growth, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Auto companies like BMW and Volkswagen will likely be hit hardest at first, he added, given their heavy reliance on the Baltimore port. Regional economyFor the city of Baltimore, though, the economic impacts of the bridge collapse will hit harder and last longer. The Baltimore port directly employs over 15,000 workers and indirectly supports nearly 140,000 jobs via other port activities, according to Maryland Gov. Baltimore port employees could be temporarily furloughed, or see disruption in their work hours amid the shutdown. "The bridge collapse is the latest challenge for Northeast U.S. supply chains," said S&P Global Head of Supply Chain Research Chris Rogers.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Roberto Schmidt, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key, Joseph Brusuelas, DALI, Joe Biden, Brusuelas, Mark Zandi, Wes Moore, Zandi, Research Chris Rogers, It's, we've Organizations: AFP, Getty, RSM, Auto, BMW, Volkswagen, Depot, IKEA, shipper FedEx, CNBC, Maryland Gov, Afp, Northeast, Supply, Research, Others Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Singapore, Baltimore, of Baltimore, Port, United States, of LA, Northeast U.S, Sea, Panama

☆ Logistics companies scramble after bridge collapse closes Port of Baltimore until further notice
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. At the time of the collision, the vessel had two pilots from the Port of Baltimore on board. The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in the water after it collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. "For cargo already on water, we will omit the port, and will discharge cargo set for Baltimore, in nearby ports. "The collapse of the Baltimore bridge primarily affects coal exports from CNX and CSX terminals," said Madeleine Overgaard, dry market data manager for the global trade data platform Kpler.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali, Roberto Schmidt, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Goetz Alebrand, Wes Moore, Larry, Richard Meade, Meade, Kena Betancur, Andy Lipow, Lipow, Helen Delich Bentley, Judah Levine, Madeleine Overgaard, Levine, Tasos Katopodis Organizations: Afp, Getty Images Logistics, Port, Eastern Seaboard, ITS Logistics, Getty, Americas, DHL Global, Maryland Gov, Baltimore, AFP, Uber Freight, IKEA, Lipow Oil Associates, Maersk, Freightos, CSX, East, Francis Scott Key Bridge Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Baltimore, New York, New Jersey, Norfolk, Port of Baltimore, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Port, American, Taicang Port, Suzhou, China's, Jiangsu, East Coast, Norfolk , Virginia, Maryland, Midwest, New England, Virginia, North East , Maryland, Gulf Coast, Philadelphia, Suez, CNX, Freightos, Asia, U.S

☆ Why this is a wild week for Trump even by his standards
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But exemplifying the roller-coaster nature of his public career, Trump is also soon poised for a massive financial windfall. The case, related to payment to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election, could lead to Trump being a convicted felon by November’s election. His legal team said last week the bond amount was a “practical impossibility” for Trump, whose wealth is tied up in skyscrapers and golf resorts. Trump’s legal team has also said he shouldn’t be required to sell assets to meet the deadline since doing so would create a fire sale devastating to his business. The White House has done its best not to comment on the case, to avoid giving Trump more political ammunition.

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☆ Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed Congress' $1.2 trillion spending package, finalizing the remaining batch of bills in a long-awaited budget to keep the government funded until Oct. 1. The Senate passed the budget in a 74-24 vote at roughly 2 a.m. However, the White House said that it would not begin official shutdown operations since a deal had ultimately been secured and only procedural actions remained. Hours before the House passed the spending package Friday morning, hardline House Republicans held a press conference to lambast the bill. If ousting a House speaker for budget disagreements feels like a familiar story, that's because it is.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Johnson, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: White, Saturday, Department of Homeland Security, Republicans, Georgia Republican, Republican, Freedom Caucus Locations: Washington , DC

These tactics by defendant and defense counsel should be stopped," the DA's filing said, referring to Trump's attempts to further delay or derail the trial. In its filing Thursday, the DA's office called their arguments "a red herring." Federal prosecutors alleged Cohen paid the women off "in coordination with and at the direction of" Trump, who was not charged in the federal case. The former president has pleaded not guilty in the DA's case. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Monday, when the judge could set a new trial date.

Persons: Attorney Alvin Bragg, Donald Trump, Alvin Bragg's, Robert Mueller's, Trump, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Judge Juan Merchan, it's, Stormy Daniels, didn't, Merchan Organizations: Manhattan, Attorney, Manhattan Federal, Trump, U.S Locations: Manhattan, New York, Russia

☆ Border policy a key sticking point in Congress with shutdown deadline just days away
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lawmakers are scrambling to avert a partial shutdown ahead of a federal government funding deadline at the end of the week. The Department of Homeland Security has proven to be a particularly thorny issue in the funding fight amid partisan disagreements over border policy. Since then, lawmakers have faced a series of fiscal cliffs as a result of funding deadlines created by short-term extensions. In the Senate, lawmakers will need to reach a time agreement to pass the legislation before Friday’s shutdown deadline. The objection of any one senator could slow the process down and threaten to take lawmakers right up to, or past, the deadline.

Persons: Mike Johnson, –, Joe Biden, Johnson, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, State, Department of Homeland Security, Senate, Republican, Democratic, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Housing, Urban, and Drug Administration, Republicans Locations: Transportation

☆ Read Nathan Wade’s Resignation Letter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Fani T. Willis District Attorney SUSIRG JUDICIAL CIRCU OFFICE OF THE FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 136 PRYOR STREET SW, 3RD FLOOR ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Nathan J. Building 25, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339 March 15, 2024 TELEPHONE 404-612-4639 Dear Mr. Wade: I received your resignation letter dated March 15, 2024, and I accept it, effective immediately. You were the one who had the courage to accept the role, even though you did not seek it. You led a team that secured a true bill of indictment against nineteen individuals who are accused of violating Georgia law to undermine the 2020 election for the former President of the United States. You have successfully litigated in the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to ensure that Fulton County citizens will be the jurors who decide justice in this case.

Persons: Nathan J, Wade, Campbell, Mr, Georgia's Organizations: Willis, COUNTY DISTRICT, of Columbia, United States, Court, Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Locations: ATLANTA, ATLANTA , GEORGIA, S.E, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Fulton County

☆ ‘World’s coolest’ streets for 2024 named by Time Out
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To produce the 2024 lineup, the global listings guide’s network of editors and writers chipped in to make the case for their favorite streets in their respective cities. High Street’s also great for bar hopping, suggests Time Out, highlighting “intimate and exclusive” rooftop bar Gigi Rooftop and buzzing dance spot Francesca’s Bar. Commerical Drive in Vancouver, Canada is number five on Time Out's list of coolest streets. Rua da Boavista in Lisbon, Portugal is number seven on Time Out's list. High Street, Melbourne2.

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☆ Trump clutches 'immunity' blanket again, seeks delay of NY hush money trial by claiming 'official acts' as president
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump wants a delay in his NY hush money trial until SCOTUS determines if he has blanket immunity. AdvertisementIn a remarkable, eleventh-hour request, lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked a judge to delay his New York hush money trial on presidential blanket-immunity grounds. A tweet Donald Trump hopes to exclude from his hush money trial on grounds of "presidential immunity." Business InsiderThree tweets Donald Trump hopes to exclude from his hush money trial on grounds of "presidential immunity." Trump is accused of falsifying 34 checks, invoices, and ledger entries to disguise the hush money payment as legal expenses.

Persons: Trump, SCOTUS, he's, Stormy Daniels, —, Donald Trump, Juan Merchan, Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Michael Cohen, Michael, Susan Necheles, Todd Blanche Organizations: Service, Monday, New, Trump v ., Manhattan, Attorney, Air Force, nation's, Trump Locations: York, Manhattan, Trump v, Trump v . United States, Washington

Opponents said the law had created confusion about whether teachers could identity themselves as LGBTQ+ or if they even could have rainbow stickers in classrooms. Other states used the Florida law as a template to pass prohibitions on classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation. Under the terms of the settlement, the Florida Board of Education will send instructions to every school district saying the Florida law doesn't prohibit discussing LGBTQ+ people, nor prevent anti-bullying rules on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or disallow Gay-Straight Alliance groups. It barred instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, and it was expanded to all grades last year. In some cases, books dealing with LGBTQ+ topics were removed from classrooms and lines mentioning sexual orientation were excised from school musicals.

Persons: it’s, “, ” Roberta Kaplan, Ron DeSantis's, couldn’t, ”, Ryan Newman, DeSantis, Kaplan, ” Kaplan, Mike Schneider Organizations: —, Florida Board, Education, Straight Alliance, Florida Gov, Republican, GOP, Florida Legislature, Dade County School Board, Walt Disney, Disney, Eleventh Circuit, Appeals Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Florida, Alabama , Arkansas , Indiana , Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Miami, DeSantis, Tallahassee

☆ SCOTUS is hearing 2 cases about political censorship on social media that could change how the internet works forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It also created mechanisms for average users to sue social media companies if they believed the companies were unfairly applying their content moderation rules based on political leanings. Picture an empty timeline or your social media feed filled only with posts from companies paying to advertise on the platform. If these laws are permitted to stand, that's what the social media landscape could look like, at least until the sites update their business practices. And it might not stop at social media companies, Hurtwitz noted, due to the broad language in the laws. Advertisement"And what is social media?

Persons: SCOTUS, —, Donald Trump, Paxton, Ron DeSantis, Justin, Gus, Hurwitz, Hurtwitz, Uber, there's, Jared Carter, Carter, it's, John Roberts, — you've, Samuel Alito, Hurwiz Organizations: Service, Moody, Republican, GOP Gov, University of Pennsylvania's Center for Technology, Innovation, Competition, Lawyers, Ars Technica, Vermont Law, Graduate School, Cornell Law, CNN Locations: United States, South Carolina, Texas, Florida

☆ Biden signs key government funding bills into law averting shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President Joe Biden signed a package of six government funding bills into law Saturday, a day after lawmakers raced to fund critical government departments and agencies through the remainder of the fiscal year. The White House thanked top congressional lawmakers from both parties “for their leadership” in getting the bills to the president’s desk. The Office of Management and Budget said late Friday that agencies would continue their normal operations and had ceased shutdown preparations after Congress finally passed updated funding legislation. But the work isn’t over yet: Lawmakers still need to finalize and pass a second slate of funding bills ahead of a March 22 deadline. The package also includes funding for rental assistance and other child nutrition programs, including the school lunch program.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, Biden, Mike Johnson, ”, Samantha Waldenberg Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Management, Budget, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Housing, Urban Development, and Drug Administration, House Republicans, WIC, Department of Justice, Biden, ATF, FBI, Biden Administration, Caucus Locations: Transportation, China

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