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UNITED STATES

Stopgap bill to avert govt shutdown passed

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to keep federal agencies funded past Friday, averting a partial shutdown beginning this weekend even as President Donald Trump dramatically shrinks the government. The bill passed in a nearly party-line 217-213 vote, with one Republican voting no and one Democrat yes. The continuing resolution, which largely keeps the government funded at its current level through Sept 30, would need to be passed by the Republican-majority Senate and signed by Trump into law by Friday to avoid a shutdown.