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'Sick and tired': Biden rips GOP on shutdown, demands separate bill to fund Ukraine
President Biden lambasted Republicans for "bringing us to the brink" while simultaneously hailing the prevention of a government shutdown.
Kevin McCarthy confident there won't be a government shutdown in November after stopgap funding bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy prognosticated Sunday that there won't be a government shutdown in November, when the recent spending patch runs out.
AOC 'absolutely' plans to vote to oust McCarthy, while Pelosi raises doubts
Privately, Nancy Pelosi has warned House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to be cautious about throwing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a lifeline because of concerns the Republican can't be trusted, Politico...
Ukraine supporters in Congress face tough fight as aid is stripped from government funding bill
Nearly half of House Republicans voted to strip $300 million from a defense spending bill to train Ukrainian soldiers and purchase weapons. The money later was approved separately, but opponents...
Gaetz vows to try to oust McCarthy after speaker teamed with Dems to avert shutdown
Chief GOP agitator Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Sunday that he will file a motion to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Biden signs last-minute, short-term bipartisan bill to avert disastrous government shutdown
The Senate approved the stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, by a final vote of 88-9.
Socialist rep pulls fire alarm as Dems try to delay vote on GOP stopgap spending bill
The wild incident in the Cannon Building was caught on camera and confirmed by several witnesses, according to Politico.
House of Representatives passes 45-day stopgap funding to likely prevent government shutdown
But the clock is still ticking to avoid the shutdown in a decade, which will begin at 12:01 a.m on Sunday unless the Democratic-majority Senate passes the measure and President Joe...
Here are the ways a government shutdown can affect you
If House and Senate negotiators fail to reach a spending agreement, the federal government will run out of cash and shut down at midnight Saturday.
Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week could be postponed if government shuts down
A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week.
How Matt Gaetz's anti-McCarthy drive could upend Biden impeachment inquiry
Gaetz has been leading the charge to replace McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker over his support for a stopgap measure to fund the government and keep it from shutting down, and...
What happens when the federal government shuts down?
Washington, DC is on the brink of a shutdown after 21 House Republicans helped vote down a measure to fund the government past 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
House narrowly passes three spending bills with days to go before government shutdown
The State Department and foreign operations legislation passed in a 216-212 vote, with Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa) voting against the bill – the only Republicans...
Shutdown-ready Republicans shouldn't buy into Vivek Ramaswamy's insane Ukraine plan
Republicans in Congress would do well to reject Ramaswamy’s plan. Better the United States continue its support for Ukraine than throw its weight behind a proposal that would highlight China’s...
If a shutdown happens it will be a pox on both houses and parties
New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand want to give $1 million to the group WE ACT for Environmental Justice.
Billionaire Ray Dalio warns of impending debt crisis as government shutdown looms
Ray Dalio believes the US is going to have a debt crisis and is closely watching the "risky" fiscal situation, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing an interview with the billionaire investor. "How...
Government shutdown 90% likely, could last up to 3 weeks: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs' chief economist Jan Hatzius said a government shutdown is 90% likely to occur, and he expects it to last two to three weeks.
White House claims GOP spend plan would be 'windfall for drug cartels'
White House officials are sounding the alarms that a House GOP plan to avert a government shutdown would be a boon for drug cartels.
GOP rep schools 'Dem operative' on style instead of answering question on shutdown
Rep. Tim Burchett brushed aside a question about former President Donald Trump urging House Republicans to force a partial government shutdown.
McCarthy on Senate spending deal amid looming government shutdown: 'Don't see the support in the House'
Kevin McCarthy pumped the breaks on hope of a bipartisan Senate spending deal forestalling a government shutdown in four days.