Mar 22 House approves $1.2 trillion spending package before shutdown deadline, bills head to Senate By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill passed Friday by a vote of 286-134. The bill now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a final vote later Friday. Continue reading
Mar 21 Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown, House to take up measure Friday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press This year's spending bills were divided into two packages. The first one cleared Congress two weeks ago, just hours before a shutdown deadline for the agencies funded through the bills. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:09 Biden, congressional leaders meet at White House with potential shutdown looming By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens The top four leaders in Congress met with President Biden in the Oval Office to discuss how to fund the government and what should happen next for U.S. support of Ukraine. Congress faces a precarious stack of crises this week… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:16 Capitol Hill fight over spending pushes country closer to government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Even as Congress is out of town, bipartisan negotiators may reach a spending deal in the next few days. But that may not be soon enough to avert a partial government shutdown. This has been a familiar plotline in recent… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 5:15 How disputes over the federal debt and deficit could lead to a government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The U.S. government remains open this Thanksgiving week, thanks to a temporary funding deal Congress passed last week. But that deal starts to expire in January and conservatives are signaling they won’t pass another funding deal without addressing the swelling… Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Averting government shutdown, Congress approves funding through the holidays By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Senate convenes floor debate as House Republicans continue budget stand-off By Associated Press While the Senate is pushing ahead with its own widely bipartisan plan favored by Republicans and Democrats, the House has been in political chaos as the hard-right flank seized control. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans debate budget and shutdown deadline near By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: McConnell cleared to continue working a day after news conference freeze up In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell got the green light to continue working a day after he froze up during a news conference, the White House asked Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill and prevent a partial… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 7:10 Bill to raise federal debt ceiling awaits final passage in Senate By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Tommy Walters The deal to raise the federal debt ceiling is moving toward final passage in Congress. Pressure is on the Senate after the House approved the bill Wednesday night. It has to happen before the government's borrowing authority maxes out on… Continue watching