Aug 04 Congress is in August recess, but tensions lie ahead on spending and Trump nominations By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees. Continue reading
Jul 29 With the fiscal year drawing to a close, congressional leaders are gearing up for a shutdown fight By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican lawmakers view the Democrats as itching for a shutdown after a series of political losses this year. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 13:13 ‘We had an awful choice’: Schumer defends voting with GOP saying shutdown would be worse By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Democrats have few options for challenging President Trump and GOP majorities in Congress. Some on the left say they had a chance last week, but top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer voted with the GOP and supplied the needed votes to… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 4:29 Senate Democrats weigh GOP stopgap bill as government shutdown looms By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz There are signs from the Senate on a potential way to avoid a federal government shutdown. But 60 votes are needed to move anything forward and it's still unclear if enough Democrats will join Republicans to pass a stopgap deal. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 3:54 ‘We can’t let Putin declare a win,’ Sen. Warner says of ceasefire talks By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura, Doug Adams For perspective on two big stories of the day, the possible ceasefire in Ukraine and the potential government shutdown in the U.S., Amna Nawaz spoke with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, a member of both the budget and intelligence… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 3:59 GOP leadership tries to rally House votes for bill to avoid government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens The Republican stopgap spending proposal that would avert a government shutdown is up against the key hurdle of clearing the House Rules Committee. Then it faces an uphill climb before a possible vote on the House floor. Congressional correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Feb 28 What to know as the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown creeps closer By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With Republicans now in charge of the White House and President Donald Trump sidestepping Congress on previous funding decisions, a more contentious dynamic has emerged during negotiations, raising questions about whether lawmakers will avoid a shutdown this time. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:52 Major takeaways from this week’s chaotic, last-minute funding deal in Congress By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young President Biden on Saturday signed the spending bill that prevented a government shutdown, ending days of chaos that saw President-elect Trump clashing with House members of his own party. Congressional approval of the bipartisan deal came just past the midnight… Continue watching
Dec 21 Rejecting Trump’s demands, Congress averts government shutdown just after midnight By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:06 House votes to avoid government shutdown and approves bipartisan funding bill By Lisa Desjardins Days of chaos and uncertainty on Capitol Hill appear to be winding down. A bill backed by President-elect Trump to keep the government open was rejected by the House Thursday night. But on Friday, an apparent breakthrough was announced by… Continue watching