President Barack Obama signed legislation into law early Wednesday that will keep the federal government funded through November 18, the White House said.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday keeping the federal government funded through November 18 -- effectively ending another partisan showdown over taxes and spending.
The standoff continues Monday between the House and the Senate over emergency funding, which is holding up a short-term spending measure to keep government running into the new fiscal year that begins this weekend.
If Congress can't come up with a deficit reduction deal this year, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he'll try to prevent further required cuts in the military budget.
A short-term spending proposal to keep the government funded after the current fiscal year ends on September 30 includes extra money for disaster relief efforts, the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday.
Frustrated legislators from both parties called Tuesday for quick congressional action to get more money to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help people reeling from recent disasters.
Francis Michael Federici and Josie Uravage watched helplessly Thursday as floodwater came inside their home, pushing aside their renovations and their dreams.
Binghamton, New York, residents are ordered to evacuate after remnants from tropical storm Lee caused massive flooding.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee settled in over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, prompting warnings of heavy rain and flash flooding in areas from Washington up to western New England, the National Hurricane Center said.
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee churned toward the Gulf Coast Saturday, dumping heavy rains over the southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Waterlogged Vermont and northern New York braced for more rain a week after Tropical Storm Irene destroyed roads and sent floodwaters cascading into homes and businesses.
People in states along the U.S. Gulf coast braced Friday for strong winds and up to 20 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Lee slowly churned towards land.
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