US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown
House lawmakers approve a temporary funding solution - which excludes new aid for Ukraine.
2023-10-01 03:55
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
Government shutdown only hours away in Washington DC
A right-wing revolt has left Congress unable to fund federal agencies before a Saturday midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 12:46
Special counsel notes Trump's gun store visit and Milley remarks in push for gag order
Federal prosecutors have told a federal judge that if Donald Trump had bought a gun earlier this week during a campaign stop, he would be violating his release conditions as a criminal defendant and breaking the law, according to a Friday court filing.
2023-09-30 12:29
Trump says he may attend his civil fraud trial in New York after asking to reschedule a conflicting deposition
Donald Trump said he plans to attend his civil fraud trial in New York next week after recent court orders "materially altered the landscape," according to a judge's order in an unrelated case.
2023-09-30 10:59
RFK Jr. teases major announcement amid speculation he will make independent or third-party run
Environmental lawyer and 2024 presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday teased a "major announcement" in upcoming weeks amid speculation he is considering dropping his bid to primary President Joe Biden as a Democrat and instead running for president as an independent or on a third-party ticket.
2023-09-30 09:46
Biden to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government
President Joe Biden is expected to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government after a potential shutdown begins Sunday, four administration officials familiar with the plans told CNN.
2023-09-30 09:21