Biden Signs Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
We ran the numbers: There are 2841 news articles covering this topic. 44% (1677) are left leaning, 39% (1506) are center, and 17% (658) are right leaning.
On Thursday, Congress and President Joe Biden averted a government shutdown just hours before midnight. While left-leaning articles highlight that the parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap, right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Republicans refused to help allow more borrowing ahead of Biden’s more than $4 trillion of proposed new spending.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that back-to-back votes by the Senate and the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue as the parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap. Biden said in a statement after signing that, “There’s so much more to do.”
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Congress passed a bill earlier in the day that would fund the government through December 3. The president signed it into law with less than five hours to spare.
A right-leaning article by Washington Times highlights that Senate Republicans refused to help allow more borrowing ahead of Biden’s more than $4 trillion of proposed new spending. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said what Republicans wanted all along was a “clean” funding bill.
From the center
Biden signs bill to avert government shutdown, approves bill to fund government through Dec. 3
USA Today
From the right
Senate passes stopgap spending bill hours before a government shutdown
Washington Times