Obama Would Sign Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown By John T. Bennett Posted November 30, 2015 at 2:33pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Recent Stories Ousted as speaker, McCarthy has not decided about reelection Is 2024 the year for a third-party candidate to break through with dissatisfied voters? White House goes at ‘MAGA’ Boebert over opposition to Biden agenda in Colorado Speaker Mike Johnson invokes ‘reason for the season’ at Capitol Christmas Tree lighting Celeste Maloy sworn in; House now at full capacity Biden pick for Social Security chief OK’d by Senate panel