House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Through Dec. 11 as US Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran

The U.S. House passed a short-term government funding measure on Tuesday, extending federal spending through December 11 and averting a shutdown that had been set to take effect October 1. The bill cleared the chamber despite resistance from Republican hard-liners, with enough votes secured before the final tally concluded.

Separately, the United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran. President Trump said the military operation was a direct response to Iran's efforts to mine the Strait of Hormuz and its targeting of American servicemembers in the Middle East. The two developments, a domestic fiscal reprieve and a fresh escalation in the Middle East, landed within minutes of each other on Tuesday afternoon.