House to Take Government Funding Bill; Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
02 February 2026

House to Take Government Funding Bill; Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown.

Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued a highly anticipated weather forecast: six more weeks of winter.