Biden Signs Stopgap Funding After Trump Derails Bipartisan Deal

President Biden signed emergency appropriations legislation on December 21, 2024, extending federal operations through March 14, 2025. The move averted a shutdown after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk blocked a bipartisan continuing resolution negotiated by congressional leadership. The House and Senate passed the revised measure on December 20, stripping out Trump's debt ceiling suspension demand after House Republicans rejected the combined approach.