Pharmacies prepare to cut opening hours in funding protest
Pharmacies are being advised to "work to rule" unless a funding agreement can be reached with government.
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3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government
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What's next after the House passed a government funding measure?
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Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
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Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government
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Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
The Senate passed a six-month funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline. It now goes to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to ...NBC News - 3d -
Malnutrition food product sees funding affected by USAID cuts
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D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject a Republican funding bill because it would deal a blow to the D.C. city budget.NBC News - 4d -
Johns Hopkins University says it's laying off 2,200 due to USAID funding cuts
Trump administration funding cuts have come to Johns Hopkins University, a major research institution headquartered in Maryland. The university says 2,200 workers are being laid off. CBS News ...CBS News - 1d -
House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans voiced confidence that they can push through a stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of this week.NBC News - Mar. 11
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