Sep 14 GOP leaders face difficult battle to avert federal shutdown By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A band of conservatives say they won't back legislation financing government agencies unless the bill blocks federal payments to Planned Parenthood. A partial shutdown will occur Oct. 1 unless lawmakers provide money to keep government functioning. Continue reading
Sep 13 The complex fight GOP leaders face to avoid another federal shutdown By Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press There won't be a government shutdown this year, Republican congressional leaders say. But with Congress, it's never easy. A band of conservatives say they won't back legislation financing government agencies unless the bill blocks federal payments to Planned Parenthood. A… Continue reading
Jul 06 Congress heads back to work with looming funding deadline By Erica Werner, Associated Press Members of Congress return Tuesday from July Fourth fireworks and parades facing a daunting summer workload and an impending deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 05 Legislative battles loom as Congress gets back to work By Erica Werner, Associated Press After July Fourth fireworks and parades, members of Congress return to work Tuesday facing a daunting summer workload and a pending deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown in the fall… Continue reading
Feb 24 The 3 possibilities in the shutdown showdown over Homeland Security By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe With four days left until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding (Friday at midnight), the politics remain complicated but the options for Congress are simple: (1) Let DHS funding run out, (2) Fund the agency for the… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Congress faces deadline to fund Homeland Security By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Congress must approve a budget for the Department of Homeland Security by Friday. If lawmakers can’t break the impasse over the president’s immigration actions, about 30,000 workers could be furloughed. Also, winter’s latest icy blast… Continue watching
Dec 13 Stopgap spending bill clears Senate, goes to Obama By Associated Press Congress has sent President Barack Obama a short-term spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through Wednesday and avert a government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 11 U.S. passes $18 trillion in debt, and nothing's being done about it By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe A story away from the pack for you this morning. Just in case you don’t check the national-debt-to-the-penny website from the Treasury Department regularly, we do. And in the past two weeks, we saw the national debt rise above $18… Continue reading
Dec 10 A shutdown deal with extras: light bulbs, campaign finance and fishing tackle By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe Negotiators in the House and Senate unveiled a $1.012 trillion spending bill Tuesday night that would fund most of the government through September 2015. So what’s in the deal? We have a quick breakdown. Continue reading
Dec 09 Lawmakers agree on $1 trillion spending bill By David Espo, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Time running short, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over President Barack Obama's new immigration policy until the new year. Continue reading