Us Government 2024 Budget Shutdown. Congress is staring down a deadline this month to prevent a government shutdown, as members on both sides of the aisle have made clear a stopgap of some kind. Buckle up for a shutdown fight in congress by sam ogozalek and chris marquette 09/03/2024 10:00 am edt

The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether congress could complete it in time to avoid a partial shutdown after. The senate passed a government funding package early saturday morning, averting a partial shutdown and ending a lengthy fight that has loomed over both sides of.