Mar 03 House and Senate leaders reach deal on 6 spending bills in push to avoid partial shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well… Continue reading
Jan 07 Leaders in Congress reach agreement on spending levels in key step to avoiding shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Johnson said Sunday the agreement would secure $16 billion in additional spending cuts from the previous agreement brokered by then-Speaker McCarthy and President Joe Biden and is about $30 billion less than what… Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: House lawmakers hold floor debate as government shutdown looms By Stephen Groves, Associated Press With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 3:08 Government shutdown imminent as House Republicans reject latest Senate effort By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Federal workers were put on notice that a shutdown is imminent and millions of government employees and military members could stop being paid in three days. The Senate has worked in a bipartisan manner to prevent a shutdown, but the… Continue watching
Sep 28 WATCH: House works on budget impasse as weekend shutdown deadline nears By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown. It would halt paychecks for millions of federal workers, including 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, and close many federal offices. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:47 Menendez indictment, shutdown scramble roil Capitol Hill By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, the fact that Congress is facing a looming government shutdown was perhaps not Friday’s biggest news headline; New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat and powerful committee chair, was indicted on federal corruption charges. William Brangham talks… Continue watching
Aug 21 House conservatives unveil list of demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It's a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference. Continue reading
Apr 26 As Biden, McCarthy clash on a federal debt plan, what are the key differences? By Josh Boak, Associated Press Staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt limit, they need to find some kind of common ground as they publicly jostle over the federal government's $31.4 trillion in debt. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: House Speaker McCarthy promises to raise debt ceiling only with spending cuts By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In a high-profile speech at the New York Stock Exchange, McCarthy, the Republican leader who is marking his 100th day as speaker, said the nation’s debt load is a “ticking time bomb” and Biden is “missing in action” as the deadline… Continue reading
Dec 30 Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year. Continue reading