Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, flanked by Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, discusses President Joe Biden for his policies at the Mexican border during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 29, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) By Kevin Freking

       PUBLISHED: February 29, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. | UPDATED: February 29, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

       WASHINGTON — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

       The short-term extension is the fourth in recent months, and man ...

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