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U.S. House passes Senate bill to reopen government, raise debt limit

 U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night approved a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government, clearing final hurdle of the legislation in the Congress.

U.S. House passes government spending bill to avert shutdown

 The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a government spending bill to avoid a shutdown of the federal government before a two- week recess of lawmakers.

U.S. House budget chief says automatic spending cuts likely

 Automatic spending cuts postponed at the beginning of the year are likely to take effect as scheduled in March because the Democrats are not willing to accept Republican proposals to avert them,