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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.

WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans debate budget and shutdown deadline near

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative.

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.

WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans continue budget battle and shutdown deadline nears

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The federal government would begin to shut down if funding is not secured by Sunday, Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

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…

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McCarthy launch of Biden impeachment inquiry into Biden appears to win over reluctant Republicans

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's sudden decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appears to have won over even the most reluctant Republicans, and some GOP lawmakers are pushing for it to move quickly rather than drag into…

Democrat Gabe Amo could be 1st person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Amo will face off against Republican Gerry Leonard in November.

WATCH: Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. The Pentagon has denied his claims.

Rep. George Santos’ relatives signed his bail bond to keep him out of jail while awaiting trial

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

The documents revealed that the Republican's congressman's father, Gercino dos Santos Jr., and an aunt, Elma Preven, co-signed the $500,000 bond that enabled his pretrial release as he awaits trial on federal charges.

WATCH: Senate approves bipartisan debt ceiling bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the volatile debt ceiling issue that risked upending the U.S. and global economy until 2025 after the next presidential election.