Nation Mar 22 Federal immigration agents sent to U.S. airports to support security during budget impasse By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Nation Mar 21 Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Feb 22 Department of Homeland Security shuts down Global Entry while partial government shutdown remains in effect The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that the Global Entry program would be shut down as long as the partial government shutdown remains in effect. By Ali Swenson, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Politics Dec 19 WATCH: House rejects Trump-backed stopgap funding bill, leaving next steps uncertain In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage — but House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared determined to regroup, before Friday's midnight deadline. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Nation Mar 23 Watch 1:54 News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as…
Mar 09 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Gazans scramble for food airdropped from U.S. and Jordan In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza is on the brink of famine on the eve of Ramadan, Biden signed six spending bills that avert a partial government shutdown for two weeks, a helicopter crash killed three U.S. personnel on a… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:47 What's in the new spending bill the Senate is racing to pass to avoid a shutdown By Lisa Desjardins Funding the U.S. government is down to the wire as Senate lawmakers run up to a midnight deadline to pass a major spending bill and prevent a partial government shutdown. Lisa Desjardins has been following the latest and joins Geoff… Continue watching
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
Jan 25 Watch 7:04 How 'pressure mounting' on Trump led him to make temporary deal On Friday, President Trump announced a deal to reopen the government for three weeks. The funding plan does not include immediate money for a border wall. It will allow Democrats and Republicans to negotiate a longer-term solution without the shadow… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:35 Of temporary funding deal, Rep. Lujan says 'we're all moving forward' After President Trump reached a deal with Congress to reopen the government and fund it for three weeks, “we’re all moving forward,” says Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. He talks to Judy Woodruff about what he sees as the administration’s… Continue watching