Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, and lawmakers seem eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections.

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

House Republicans plan to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections by passing a short-term government funding deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will aim to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall's critical midterm elections with a vote Tuesday to fund the federal…

The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.

The measure extends funding until Dec. 4, allowing Republicans to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the November midterm elections.

The House approved a bill funding the federal government until December fourth. This action aims to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections. House Republicans are pushing…

The US House approved a temporary funding bill to keep government agencies operational. This measure extends federal funding through December 4, averting a shutdown. Republicans…

Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, and lawmakers seem eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections.

As Congress struggles, yet again, to pass a funding extension to head off a government shutdown this fall, House appropriators took some time Wednesday to think about other ways…

The latest proposals would change how Congress handles funding lapses and could reshape the budget fights that have repeatedly disrupted federal operations.

The government has until Sept. 30 to pass a funding bill and avoid a shutdown. There's just one problem with that timeline – August recess.