News updates from December 20: US House approves stop-gap bill to keep government open; Car ploughs into German Christmas market

Nine-year-old among five killed in attack on German Christmas market

More than 200 people were injured - at least 41 critically - in the attack which lasted about three minutes.

BBC News - 6h

Officials say suspect in German Christmas market car attack had 'Islamophobic' views

Officials say the suspect behind the deaths of multiple people in a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lived in ...

NBC News - 6h

5 dead, hundreds injured after car drives into German Christmas market

Five people are dead and more than 200 injured after a car drove into a crowded Christmas market near Berlin, Germany. Investigators are looking into the past of the Saudi Arabian doctor who they ...

CBS News - 6h

Suspect in German Christmas Market Ramming Had One Main Enemy: Islam

The 50-year-old psychiatrist, detained after an attack that left at least five people dead, is a well-known anti-Islam activist who seems to have felt increasingly persecuted by Germany.

The Wall Street Journal - 8h

Death toll in attack at German Christmas market rises to 5; 200 injured

Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people - including a 9-year-old - and injuring 200 others.

CBS News - 8h

Government shutdown crisis averted after Biden signs stopgap funding bill

President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown.

CNBC - 9h

German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons

Police are treating a car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany that killed at least five people as an attack

ABC News - 11h

What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack

Germany is still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg

ABC News - 13h

At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack

Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack

ABC News - 21h

House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

The legislation avoids a shutdown, funding the government through March 14.

Inc. - 1d

House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. ...

CBS News - 1d

House approves stopgap spending bill, hours before shutdown deadline

The House approved a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial federal government shutdown. The bill was approved after Republicans removed provisions to extend the federal debt limit. NBC News' ...

NBC News - 1d

Car drives into crowd at German Christmas market

A person is in custody after driving a vehicle into a crowded Christmas market in the German town of Magdeburg, injuring several people.

NBC News - 1d

Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, averting shutdown

The federal government was set to run out of money Friday night.

ABC News - 7h

Five dead, 200 injured after Magdeburg Christmas market car ramming

Yahoo News - 12h

Concerns grow in the US after attack on German Christmas market

Evy Poumpouras, a former Secret Service agent and current NBC News law enforcement analyst, joins TODAY to talk about rising concerns for safety in the U.S. after a vehicle plowed into a crowd at a ...

NBC News - 13h

Biden expected to sign short-term bill to keep the government open

President Biden is expected to sign the revised funding bill that lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed would keep the government open even though it doesn’t include everything he wanted. NBC’s ...

NBC News - 13h

2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German Christmas market: Officials

A car plowed into people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

ABC News - 20h

Two killed and scores injured after car drives into German Christmas market – latest updates

Police arrest Saudi Arabian doctor as suspect for attack, according to German state premier. Full report: car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market Germany’s deputy chancellor, Robert Habeck, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Car slams into Christmas market in Germany in suspected attack

Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least 2 people and injuring dozens.

CBS News - 1d

Car rams into crowd at German Christmas market, killing at least two, injuring dozens

A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said. A suspect was arrested. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin ...

NBC News - 1d

German Christmas market attack was deliberate and the suspect acted alone, officials say

At least two people were killed and over 60 were injured after a car crashed into a Christmas market in eastern Germany. Authorities arrested a suspect, saying they believe he acted alone in the ...

CBS News - 1d

US House votes through last-gasp bill to keep government open

Funding measure gets bipartisan backing after days of bickering on Capitol Hill

Financial Times - 1d

Toddler among 2 killed in German Christmas market attack, authorities say

At least two people, including a toddler, were killed, and at least 60 more hurt, after a car crashed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, in what authorities said appeared to be a ...

CBS News - 1d

House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown

The House passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown Friday night. The legislation heads to the Senate next. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Zak Hudak have more details.

CBS News - 1d

Spending bill passes US House hours before deadline, avoiding government shutdown – US politics live

The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal fails The US government could shut down. Here’s what to ...

The Guardian - 1d

What we know about the suspect in deadly car crash at German Christmas market

More than 60 people were injured and at least two killed Friday after a driver rammed into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. The driver is in custody and local government officials ...

CBS News - 1d

At least 2 dead and 60 injured after car ploughs into German Christmas market

Police detain Saudi national in Magdeburg after what regional prime minister calls a catastrophe for city, state and country

Financial Times - 1d

At least 1 killed, 50 injured after car drives into German Christmas market

Yahoo News - 1d

Car plows into crowd at Germany Christmas market, dozens reported injured

A car plowed into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, injuring more than 60 people, AFP reports. CBS News' Anna Noryskiewicz and Sam Vinograd have the latest on the apparent attack.

CBS News - 1d

Medics treat injured in front of German Christmas market stalls

Yahoo News - 1d

Dozens injured as car slams into crowded German Christmas market

Local media is reporting that at least one person was killed and dozens more were injured when a car plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. The driver of the car has been ...

NBC News - 1d

House Republicans weigh new spending bill hours ahead of government shutdown

NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the latest developments from Congress as lawmakers continue to work towards a new spending deal that would help avert a government shutdown before the end of the year.

NBC News - 1d

Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market

Dark BMW reportedly drove into crowd in eastern German town of Magdeburg in what is being described as a terror attack. Scores of people were injured and at least two people, including a small ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump-backed bill to keep US government running fails to pass

Dozens of Republicans defied Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk by joining Democrats to reject a revised spending bill.

BBC News - 1d

US government shutdown looms after House rejects Trump-backed funding bill

Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislation

Financial Times - 1d

Wait continues for details on short-term spending bill to keep government running

Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a short-term spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, but the text of the bill has yet to be released. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small ...

CBS News - 4d

House approves $895 billion defense bill with gender-affirming care restrictions

The House approved the massive $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, after a controversial provision on gender-affirming care prompted backlash from Democrats.

CBS News - Dec. 11

House approves mammoth annual defense policy bill

The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline. The legislation — known as the ...

The Hill - Dec. 11

News updates from December 20: US House approves stop-gap bill to keep government open; Car ploughs into German Christmas market

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