The House managed to pass several appropriations bills Thursday night, as the clock ticks down to a government shutdown. The first bill passed was its annual state department and foreign operations spending bill, overcoming a small faction of Republican lawmakers who opposed the legislation. The House also passed its version of the annual Pentagon funding bill, after spending two weeks jumping through hoops to try and come to an agreement on the Department of Defense appropriations bill.

Fast food workers in California can expect a bit more money in their wallets thanks to new legislation that was approved Thursday, which will raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour. This new wage increase comes as the minimum wage for all non-fast food workers is already at $15.50 per hour, one of the highest minimum wages in the country. The law also creates a council that can increase this wage every year all the way through 2029 by either 3.5% or the change in averages for the U.S. Consumer Price Index for urban and clerical workers, whichever is less.