House, Senate pass 3-month gov’t funding extension, avoid shutdown Oct 1

Washington Today (9-25-24): House, Senate pass 3-month gov’t funding extension, avoid shutdown Oct 1

House and Senate pass a three-month federal government funding bill. There will not be government shutdown with the start of the new fiscal year October 1st. Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump says Iran is behind the two assassination attempts against him in the past few months and the FBI should get Apple to help investigators unlock “potentially foreign-based apps” on the phones of the suspected assassins. Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris talks about her economic proposals, including tax credits for manufacturing, at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. President Joe Biden goes live on the TV show “The View” and says if he had stayed in the presidential race, he would have beaten Donald Trump, whom he calls a loser. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells the United Nations General Assembly that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to attack nuclear power plants in Ukraine and warns of catastrophic consequences if the world allows that to happen. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker tells a Senate subcommittee that safety culture reforms at aircraft company Boeing will take years, but they are moving in the right direction with FAA oversight. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) talks about preparation for approaching Hurricane Helene. Credit to : C-Span