Government shutdown risks food benefits for 7 million, Biden aide warns
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned on Monday that a government shutdown risks nutritional
2023-09-26 02:49
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
US House to press forward with spending cuts despite shutdown risk
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts
2023-09-25 18:47
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
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
GOP shutdown politics rock Washington as Trump and Biden head for a swing-state showdown
President Joe Biden and his Oval Office predecessor, Donald Trump, are about to wage the most direct showdown yet of their possible rematch as far-right House Republicans drive the nation to the brink of a government shutdown.
2023-09-25 12:25
Bipartisan House caucus leaders say 'all options are on the table' as shutdown looms
With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that "all options are on the table" to force a vote on their alternative stopgap plan to avert a shutdown.
2023-09-25 01:50
Republicans appeal to far-right conservatives to avert US government shutdown
By Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON With just a week before Washington runs out of money
2023-09-25 01:47
How a government shutdown could impact Americans
With the government on the brink of a shutdown later this week as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have formally begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt.
2023-09-24 18:15
Biden says Republicans should live up to budget deal
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday rebuked what he called "extreme Republicans", saying the party's lawmakers needed
2023-09-24 10:48
US House panel approves four funding bills; government shutdown deadline approaches
WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives' Rules Committee on Saturday voted, 9-2, to tee up four appropriations bills
2023-09-24 02:47
McCarthy works through weekend but no progress on short-term fix with just one week until shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown likely with just one week until the deadline.
2023-09-24 01:49