What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
What are the odds of a government shutdown? Latest updates on spending bill saga.
Lawmakers are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown set to take effect Friday.
Markets tumble after Trump's response to recession question; Congress barrels toward shutdown deadline
Updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill to ...
Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...
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Ultra-thin majority in Congress puts the spotlight on upcoming special elections in Florida, Texas, New York
House Speaker Mike Johnson holds an ultra-thin voting majority as Congress races to avert a government shutdown. This is putting more attention on three upcoming special elections to fill vacancies in ...
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
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Live updates: Johnson works to avert shutdown
If Congress doesn’t pass a spending package by midnight on Friday, the federal government will shut down. To keep the lights on, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has to pull off a feat (again), ...
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown
The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...