Sep 29 Obama signs bill to fund government until December By Associated Press The funding bill Obama signed Thursday also provides $1.1 billion to address the Zika crisis. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Congress ends stalemate over funding bill, averting crisis By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate easily approved bill to keep the government funded until early December and the House moved to follow suit. Also, a Dutch investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 released its findings… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Congress returns from recess to tackle funding, Zika By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress came back from its summer recess with a full plate. It has less than a month to pass a funding bill and is under pressure to deliver a package to fight Florida’s homegrown Zika… Continue watching
Dec 02 Budget talks hit snag over environmental issues, refugees By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Talks on a massive, government-wide spending bill have hit a snag as Republicans press demands for policy provisions on the environment, regulation of the financial services industry and making it more difficult for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the… Continue reading
Dec 12 Senate to take up $1.1 trillion bill to keep government running By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It's now up to the Senate to pass a huge $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep the government running, but not before a battle between old school veterans and new breed freshmen such as tea partier Ted Cruz… Continue reading
Dec 11 House narrowly passes spending bill after chaos on Capitol Hill By Quinn Bowman A massive spending bill to fund the federal government narrowly passed on the House floor Thursday evening after a chaotic day of vote counting and uncertainty, unfolding just hours before the government was set to run out of money. The… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch As battle over shutdown continues, more critical debt ceiling deadline looms As battle over shutdown continues, more critical debt ceiling deadline looms… Continue watching