Highlights: US averts government shutdown
A government shutdown was prevented after Congress passed a stopgap funding measure ahead of a critical midnight deadline in a whirlwind day on Capitol Hill. President Joe Biden signed the…
Government shutdown imminent as GOP divisions on full display after late night votes
CNN — Divisions among House Republicans were on display Thursday as tensions erupted during a closed-door meeting and later the chamber convened with late night votes as a government shutdown…
House Republicans take on Biden as government shutdown looms
CNN — Republicans are about to deliver on the driving purpose of their House majority – enacting Donald Trump’s retribution. Trump’s lieutenants will on Thursday formally open an impeachment inquiry…
White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week
CNN — President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government inches closer to a shutdown…
Bipartisan House caucus leaders working to force vote as government shutdown looms
CNN — With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that “all options are on the…
What could happen if the government shuts down
CNN — The prospect of a US government shutdown grows more likely with each passing day as lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to extend funding past a critical…
Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown
CNN — The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist…
Impeachment and government shutdown threats loom over House’s return
CNN — Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach…
Congress poised for messy September as McCarthy races to avoid government shutdown
CNN — GOP hardliners in the House are eager to play a game of chicken over the end-of-the-month deadline to fund federal agencies, seeking to force the White House and…
To fix government, call in the geeks
Editor’s Note: Jennifer Pahlka is the founder, executive director and board chairwoman of Code for America, a nonprofit organization that provides fellowships for technology experts to work in city government.…