House and Senate approve legislation to fund US government for next year and speaker Paul Ryan avoids disarray within Republican party to pass bill
Congress passed a sweeping budget deal on Friday with bipartisan majorities,averting a government shutdown. Both the House and the Senate approved a combined omnibus legislation to fund the federal government for the next year while also making permanent a number of tax breaks, and $1.15tn in federal spending and $620bn in tax breaks. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com