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 29 WATCH: Speaker McCarthy holds news briefing as government shutdown looms By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Republican speaker all but dared his hold-out colleagues to oppose it a day before Saturday's almost certain shutdown. The bill would keep operations open through Oct. 31. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 4:58 Government shutdown deadline looms amid new concerns about potential effects By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura More warnings about the potential effects of a government shutdown came Tuesday with concern from both the Department of Justice and the American Legion that national security could be affected and a signal from Moody’s that it would downgrade U.S. Continue watching
Sep 26 WATCH: Congress enters crisis mode as Senate unveils bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a package of government funding bills, but it's unclear if McCarthy has the support needed. Continue reading
Sep 26 Congress races against time to avert government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press McCarthy arrived at the Capitol early Monday after a tumultuous week in which a handful of hard-right Republicans torpedoed his latest plans to advance a usually popular defense funding bill. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: GOP hardliner blasts McCarthy’s plan to avoid government shutdown In our news wrap Sunday, House negotiations to avoid a government shutdown enter their final week, France is ending its military presence in Niger, talks continued in the auto workers and Hollywood strikes, NASA retrieved its first asteroid samples from… Continue watching
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
Sep 22 Watch 10:25 Brooks and Capehart on the shutdown countdown, Ukraine war support By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s scramble to avoid a government shutdown, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington… Continue watching
Sep 22 White House prepares for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding By Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday the House would return next week to start voting on the latest plan. He has just five days until the Sept. 30 deadline. Continue reading
Sep 21 McCarthy relents to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a defeat as shutdown looms By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged with a spending cut plan to prevent a federal government shutdown by appeasing his hard-right flank, only to see it quickly collapse Thursday in a crushing defeat. Continue reading