US poor face economic hit as shutdown, childcare cliff, student loans converge
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON - Lower income households and Black and Latino communities will be hit hard when a confluence
2023-09-29 18:25
House expected to take up GOP stopgap bill but Congress still on track for a shutdown
The House is expected to take up a GOP stopgap bill to extend government funding on Friday -- but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to lack the votes to pass it and Congress is still on track to trigger a government shutdown.
2023-09-29 17:24
Senior West Wing staff learning to do tasks typically done by junior aides as White House braces for shutdown
The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1.
2023-09-29 09:51
Government shutdown doesn't halt, but hinders Pentagon work
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON If the U.S. government shuts down as expected on Oct. 1, it will halt
2023-09-29 04:26
US State Department doing contingency planning in case of government shutdown
WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has for a number of days conducted contingency planning in case of a
2023-09-29 02:45
US government shutdown could delay news of Social Security increase
One of the most highly anticipated announcements watched for each year by more than 70 million U.S. retirees
2023-09-29 02:17
House will reach a deal to avoid government shutdown - McCarthy
The House Speaker is running out of time to break the impasse before government funding expires this weekend.
2023-09-29 01:16
US Senate secures votes to advance temporary government funding bill
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate secured enough votes on Thursday to open debate on a temporary government funding bill
2023-09-29 00:57
IMF says US government shutdown is 'avoidable risk,' urges parties to reach consensus
WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said a looming shutdown of the U.S. government posed an "avoidable
2023-09-28 23:23
US Senate, House hold procedural votes as partial government shutdown looms
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With a partial shutdown of the U.S. government just three days away, the Democratic-controlled Senate
2023-09-28 20:16
US government shutdowns don't send markets tanking, but the coast is far from clear
The possibility of a US government shutdown has cast a shadow on a market already rife with uncertainty.
2023-09-28 19:50
Hardline shutdown push of the few frustrates US House Republicans
By David Morgan WASHINGTON A small group of hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have set
2023-09-28 18:28