McCarthy’s Stopgap Plan Fails, All but Guaranteeing a Shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s partisan short-term spending bill failed Friday afternoon as 21 hard-right Republicans voted against their leader’s...
Lawmakers Eye Border Deal to Help Avert a Shutdown
We’re just two days away from a likely government shutdown that would leave millions of federal employees, including military service members, without...
McCarthy Rejects Bipartisan Senate Plan, Raising Shutdown Odds
Let’s cut right to the chase: Congress is still on a seemingly inexorable march toward a government shutdown in less than four days. Yes, the Senate...
Senate Leaders Proposes Bipartisan Plan to Avoid a Shutdown
As lawmakers try to map a route out of the mess they’ve made for themselves, Senate negotiators on Tuesday unveiled a bipartisan plan to fend off a...
Moody’s Warns on Shutdown Risk
Moody’s Investors Service warned Monday that a government shutdown would be seen negatively by the credit rating agency. Of the three major ratings...
As McCarthy Scrambles, Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Shut It Down’
It’s not looking good for avoiding a shutdown. Congress doesn’t return to Washington until Tuesday evening, leaving precious little time to pass a...
McCarthy’s Mess: What’s Next in the Shutdown Showdown
What a waste. With a looming September 30 deadline to prevent a government shutdown, the House has now squandered two weeks because of Republican...
Lawmakers Eye Plan to End Shutdowns Permanently
The looming threat of yet another government shutdown — which would be the 21st since 1977 — has sparked renewed interest in proposed legislation that...
Right-Wing Rebels Hand McCarthy Another Stunning Defeat
The House Republican chaos caucus dealt another stunning blow to Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday, defeating their own party’s Pentagon funding bill...
White House Authorizes $600 Million for More Covid Tests
Amid a surge of new Covid-19 cases around the U.S. in recent weeks, the Biden administration is spending $600 million to produce another round of at...