President Donald Trump signed a law providing funding for the work of the US government until the end of September, ending the threat of a partial shutdown of its work and the fight in Congress that deeply divided Democrats, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
Harrison Fields, the White House's principal deputy press secretary, said in "Ex" that Trump signed the resolution.
The bill largely keeps government funding at levels set during the presidency of Joe Biden, albeit with changes. It cuts non-military spending by about $13 billion from the previous year and increases defense spending by about $6 billion. $, a small change from the nearly $1.7 trillion in spending.
The Senate approved the bill yesterday by a vote of 54-46, with 10 Senate Democrats helping to pass the bill despite opposition from within their own party — most notably from their House colleagues who urged them to reject it.
For days, Senate Democrats have debated whether to impose a shutdown, angered by the fact that House Republicans crafted and passed the spending measure without their input. Democrats said the law cuts spending on health care, housing and other priorities and gives Trump broad leeway to redirect federal spending while his administration shuts down congressionally approved programs.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said its possible rejection would do more damage to the country's institutions. He said the shutdown would allow the Trump administration to designate entire agencies, programs and employees as non-essential and eliminate them with no hope of recovery. That would allow Musk's Office of Government Efficiency to "destroy vital government services at a much faster pace," the senator said.
Today, the Trump administration began making cuts to the Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets.