The US House of Representatives approved a temporary special bill to finance the government and avoid its closure, after a coalition of Republicans and Democrats supported a recent proposal hastily put forward by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This measure, which must still be approved by the Senate, would keep money flowing to government agencies and institutions until mid-November, and provide billions of dollars for disaster recovery efforts.
The bill includes $6 billion for disasters and $6 billion to hold munitions and other aid going to Ukraine. But representatives abstained from voting to find out what would happen with this measure in the House of Representatives.
Source (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, adapted)
