GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ; US Inches Closer to Its First Default; House Speaker Refuses to Vote on Bill without Concessions from PresidentDonna CassataMartin Crutsinger
Even in a longer shutdown, the entire judiciary would not shut down, and decisions about what activities would continue would be made by each court around the country. The justices and all federal judges would continue to be paid because of the constitutional prohi...
If the Senate passes the bill to end the shutdown, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he expects the House to begin voting to reopen the government at around 4:30 p.m. today -- as early as possible. If both the Senate and ...
LIVE UPDATES: Congress races to avert a government shutdown Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumerannounced Wednesday eveningthat an agreement had been reached, paving the way for a Thursday vote in the chamber on a continuing resolution, which keeps the government funded at current levels for a set...
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or personal safety of the public. Essential employees in departments covering the safety of human life or protection of property also remain employed. However, these employees may not earn a paycheck during the time of the government shutdown unless a specific spending bill is passed to fund thos...
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President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with Republicans over the federal budget into 2024.
Congress passes spending bill to end an hours-old shutdown “Democrats worked hard to achieve a bipartisan agreement and gave our assurances to the Speaker that we were not interested in shutting down government,” Pelosi said in a statement after the vote. “In return, the Speaker refused to...