Dec 02 Watch 7:28 Sen. Durbin on deal to avoid shutdown, debt ceiling debate, Build Back Better bill Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the second highest ranking Democrat, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest congressional negotiations over government funding to avoid a federal shutdown, debate over the debt ceiling and progress in talks about the Build Back Better… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 3:45 Last-minute temporary funding deal may help U.S. government avoid shutdown By Lisa Desjardins Funding for the federal government runs out Friday at midnight. House Democrats passed a short term measure Thursday to keep the government funded through February, but a group of Republican lawmakers in the Senate are threatening to force a shutdown… Continue watching
Dec 02 House votes to avert shutdown, but quick Senate approval in doubt By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House has passed a bill that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Biden signs continuing budget resolution to fund government through Dec. 3rd By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Speaker Pelosi signs continuing budget resolution to fund government through December 3rd By Associated Press The House approved the short-term funding measure by a 254-175 vote not long after Senate passage in a 65-35 vote. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Senate passes temporary funding bill to avoid shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House is expected to approve the measure following the Senate vote Thursday, preventing a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Friday. Continue reading
Dec 20 Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds briefing as government shutdown deadline looms By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting the shot on Friday and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying he will "in the coming days."… Continue reading
Sep 22 House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided U.S. House have voted to take a government shutdown off the table this fall, giving a big, bipartisan vote to a temporary government-wide funding bill Tuesday night. Continue reading
Sep 21 Democrats unveil temporary funding bill to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Democrats controlling the House have unveiled a government-wide temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies up and running into December. Continue reading