![Key lawmakers in the government spending fight as a shutdown nears](/i/c/d758ac95-2a79-aea3-fe81-d07a982c7a7f.webp)
Key lawmakers in the government spending fight as a shutdown nears
With the possibility of a government shutdown just hours away, lawmakers in Congress are scrambling to try to find a way to extend government funding past Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 19:15
![Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline](/i/c/9da0b178-3f00-28a7-6cee-7f8d21a14a8f.webp)
Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 18:21
![Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds](/i/c/9d16e64b-9c7c-897e-009d-6694ab181575.webp)
Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds
With only three days to go before government funding expires, Congress is barreling toward a shutdown with the House and Senate at an impasse over a path forward.
2023-09-28 17:27
![With shutdown looming, Carter library moves up birthday celebration for 39th president](/i/c/43984be8-013b-9dbd-a265-cac7126993c0.webp)
With shutdown looming, Carter library moves up birthday celebration for 39th president
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has moved up planned festivities for the former president's 99th birthday amid the possibility of a government shutdown by the end of the week.
2023-09-28 01:55
![Senate and House diverge on strategy as shutdown peril grows](/i/c/280be289-e906-6803-29b4-672ac3688c47.webp)
Senate and House diverge on strategy as shutdown peril grows
With just four days before government funding expires, there is still no clear path to avert a shutdown.
2023-09-27 17:19
![Former Kuwait hostage says she did not expect to survive captivity](/i/c/07278624-fc77-b9ab-7ce2-caa272e78a18.webp)
Former Kuwait hostage says she did not expect to survive captivity
A former member of BA's cabin crew tells her story of being used as a "human shield".
2023-09-27 13:20
![White House readies itself for operating in a government shutdown](/i/c/f6d19d05-1c42-2bab-e0bc-5de0cb3571a8.webp)
White House readies itself for operating in a government shutdown
The White House is now "girding for a shutdown" and senior West Wing officials are drawing up plans for which personnel would be deemed "essential" starting on October 1 as the deadline to fund the government is only a handful of days away.
2023-09-27 08:51
![READ: Senate leaders' short-term spending bill](/i/c/37625dc9-b80c-7495-eb5f-39cd2e390faf.webp)
READ: Senate leaders' short-term spending bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have cut a deal and are circulating a 79-page short-term spending bill to keep the government open past Saturday, according to a draft obtained by CNN.
2023-09-27 05:53
![House and Senate on collision course as shutdown nears](/i/c/0cbb9e38-29e5-8dd0-6063-dfef26368c17.webp)
House and Senate on collision course as shutdown nears
With just five days to go, the House and Senate are on a collision course as a government shutdown approaches.
2023-09-27 00:27
![White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week](/i/c/0aa91566-37f0-1481-f1cd-e1449b838ffa.webp)
White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week
President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government inches closer to a shutdown this week: A handful of extremist Republicans are entirely to blame for the havoc that would be unleashed across the country.
2023-09-25 19:52
![What happens in a US government shutdown?](/i/c/e55940dd-3a1b-3bd0-5e81-0d69be6df17f.webp)
What happens in a US government shutdown?
The US is days away from a shutdown. Here's a summary of why it's happening and what to expect.
2023-09-25 17:48
![McCarthy confronts key decisions as Congress hurtles toward government shutdown](/i/c/c9455dcd-04ea-5aa6-ed30-59bb74e4281e.webp)
McCarthy confronts key decisions as Congress hurtles toward government shutdown
With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats?
2023-09-25 17:27