The two-week funding bill allows additional time for House and Senate leadership to negotiate on a long-term budget deal
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Vice President Mike Pence (3L), meets with Congressional leadership including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (3R) (R-Ky.), Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (2R) (D-NY), Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (2nd L) (R-Wis.), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (L) (D-Calif.), and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (R), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, Dec. 7, 2017. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump signed a two-week funding bill on Dec. 8, preventing a government shutdown hours before the deadline.
The stopgap legislation will maintain current funding for federal operations and keep the government open through Dec. 22, while lawmakers continue to negotiate on a long-term budget deal.
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
