![Jamaal Bowman: Republicans seek Democrat's expulsion for pulling fire alarm](/i/c/642a0dd1-5e46-9a70-ca93-81fa91613b2b.webp)
Jamaal Bowman: Republicans seek Democrat's expulsion for pulling fire alarm
Republicans seek Jamaal Bowman's expulsion for setting off fire alarm to "delay" a crucial vote.
2023-10-03 06:58
![US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stares down a right-wing coup](/i/c/44266281-e904-4044-e2b5-b6c72232eedc.webp)
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stares down a right-wing coup
His ouster as Speaker could throw an unruly US House of Representatives into even further disarray.
2023-10-03 02:16
![Biden vows to stand by Ukraine, despite budget fiasco](/i/c/cac6166d-2d73-b5ad-2355-d6000cccec81.webp)
Biden vows to stand by Ukraine, despite budget fiasco
Joe Biden says US support cannot be interrupted after military aid was excluded from a budget deal.
2023-10-02 01:17
![Hardline Republicans seek to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy](/i/c/5f70bfff-cad2-9c99-8259-5f82e3496e01.webp)
Hardline Republicans seek to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Rep Matt Gaetz will seek to remove the Speaker this week, saying Republicans need "trustworthy" leadership.
2023-10-01 23:45
![Why McCarthy decided to take on his right flank and prevent the shutdown](/i/c/ab91c90a-5daa-2c19-73ca-15335af61423.webp)
Why McCarthy decided to take on his right flank and prevent the shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn't know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning.
2023-10-01 21:51
![The government remains open -- for now. Here's what happens next](/i/c/7c7d4b9c-4579-612c-f713-e02b327486cd.webp)
The government remains open -- for now. Here's what happens next
After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown that could have had devastating impacts.
2023-10-01 18:15
![Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote](/i/c/9abd7e90-3213-0378-de4c-4ab006357c5d.webp)
Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote
Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on a stopgap spending bill.
2023-10-01 16:18
![Brexit: New system begins for moving goods from GB to NI](/i/c/85bbdadd-f0d0-d7fb-e8ef-72acbc25362a.webp)
Brexit: New system begins for moving goods from GB to NI
A key part of the Windsor Framework is implemented with a system of "green and red lanes" at NI ports.
2023-10-01 13:16
![READ: House GOP's proposed 45-day spending bill](/i/c/9a5a6de2-7da0-3e35-e0bc-f53d651398fc.webp)
READ: House GOP's proposed 45-day spending bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that the House will vote on a 45-day short-term spending bill Saturday, as congressional lawmakers race against a government shutdown that will commence at midnight unless a last-minute deal is struck.
2023-10-01 00:17
![Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown](/i/c/9f7f268d-d6d5-2fc5-363d-df6c251ee2b2.webp)
Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown
Several million federal employees will stop being paid if lawmakers cannot agree on funding the federal agencies by the start of the coming fiscal year on October 1. Hundreds of people wrote to CNN to express their views about the looming shutdown.
2023-09-30 22:28
![Government shutdowns aren't really shutdowns. But they are a bad deal for everyone](/i/c/a7c32b8b-af19-813f-4808-f46883958a51.webp)
Government shutdowns aren't really shutdowns. But they are a bad deal for everyone
A "government shutdown" -- as we've come to define it -- is expected if lawmakers can't agree to pass a spending bill. But most of the government, as it touches people's everyday lives, will continue to churn.
2023-09-30 21:18
![Biden aides are sure Republicans will be blamed for a possible government shutdown](/i/c/fc438b6d-0f36-c8ca-0870-70eb6e08da86.webp)
Biden aides are sure Republicans will be blamed for a possible government shutdown
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago in the Senate can eventually overcome the standoff.
2023-09-30 20:16