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Pentagon Set For Temporary Weekend Shutdown, As Senate Votes On Final Spending Deal

Pentagon Set For Temporary Weekend Shutdown, As Senate Votes On Final Spending Deal
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addresses the audience during a Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)

While the Senate will vote Friday night on a spending deal that includes final fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations, the Pentagon is set to have a temporary lapse in funding over the weekend as the House won’t take up the measure until at least Monday. As part of an agreement reached between the Senate and the White House as a partial government shutdown loomed at midnight on Jan. 30, the upper chamber will consider a five-bill spending package that includes…

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