Mar 09 Biden signs package of spending bills passed by Congress hours before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The legislation's success gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:47 What’s in the new spending bill the Senate is racing to pass to avoid a shutdown By Lisa Desjardins Funding the U.S. government is down to the wire as Senate lawmakers run up to a midnight deadline to pass a major spending bill and prevent a partial government shutdown. Lisa Desjardins has been following the latest and joins Geoff… Continue watching
Feb 25 Biden invites top congressional leaders to meet and discuss Ukraine, government funding By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 7:28 GOP Rep. Gallagher discusses government funding debate and competition with China By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As President Biden prepared for his meeting with Chinese President Xi in San Francisco, lawmakers in Washington were sorting out a plan to prevent a government shutdown. The House passed a temporary funding patch Tuesday with Republicans divided and Democrats… Continue watching
Nov 14 The last government shutdown fight sent the House speaker packing. Will this week’s showdown be calmer? By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The new Republican leader faces the same political problem that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster — angry, frustrated, hard-right GOP lawmakers rejecting his approach, demanding budget cuts and determined to vote against the plan. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:41 How a political battle is threatening a federal program that fights HIV By John Yang, Harry Zahn The federally funded President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief provides HIV prevention, treatment and education around the world. The program has seen broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for years, but now, a battle led by a small group of… Continue watching
Nov 12 House Republicans propose two-step funding package to avoid partial government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2. Continue reading
Oct 25 Tennessee attorney general sues federal government for withholding funds amid abortion ban By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee's top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Continue reading
Oct 07 How $6 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine collapsed in the deal to avoid a government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges In our news wrap Tuesday, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he lied about drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018, a state judge in New York imposed a limited gag order on former President… Continue watching