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 18:22
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 16:24
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 13:19
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 00:26
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 22:17
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 21:16
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 20:20
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 19:17
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 18:29
Janet Yellen warns shutdown would be 'dangerous and unnecessary'
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn Congress in a speech later Friday morning that a government shutdown would be "dangerous and unnecessary" because it would undermine the American economy and disrupt key government functions.
2023-09-29 23:27
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
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 17:21