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Government shutdown, border, foreign aid: What to watch from Congress as it returns from recess
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON – Lawmakers are back in Washington after the holiday break and heading into a chaotic...
Trump supports government shutdown as McCarthy, House GOP face new challenges in spending fight
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWASHINGTON - With nine days left for the House to avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers remain...
When was the last US government shutdown? How long did it last? A brief history of gridlock
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe federal fiscal year ends in four days and a government shutdown is looming. With Congress still divided over spending, the clock is ticking on a compromise and without one, D.C. may be forced ...
Daily Briefing: Long weekend shutdown scaries
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCongress returns after Labor Day. As they reconvene, so do Americans' fears of a government shutdown crisis. Also in the news: Ohio law enforcement will...
Government shutdown held at bay after House passes 45-day funding bill
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKevin McCarthy Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After a tense holding pattern of watching the clock...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warns of food shortages for millions with government shutdown
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoU.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned Monday that an "extreme Republican" government...
With Short-Term Spending Bill Done, Congress Faces a New Deadline
The Fiscal Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe Senate crossed a couple of big items off its year-end to-do list Thursday night, passing the...
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert shutdown draws criticism from conservatives
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Saturday he will seek to avoid a government shutdown...
Here's what will happen to Social Security payments and SNAP if the government shuts down
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSpeaker Kevin McCarthy in the House chamber on July 19, 2023.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via...
A meeting of presidents
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUkraine's president paid a visit to the White House. Hurricane forecasters are watching a storm near the East Coast. And are we headed for a government...