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Large swaths of the U.S. government could temporarily close on Oct. 1 if Congress does not approve spending bills due to a dispute between far-right Republicans and other lawmakers. Here are some facts about U.S. government shutdowns: WHY WOULD THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN? Congress must alloca...
What does a government shutdown cost?White House voicemail blames Democrats The so-called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until 8 February in the hope that Congress can reach a longer-term budget agreement in the meantime.Thousands of federal employees who had been placed on tempor...
Congress approved a stopgap funding bill on the night of Sept. 30, averting a government shutdown. However, the bill did not include drastic federal funding cuts and tighter border controls previously demanded by House Republicans, as well as money for Ukraine proposed by House Democrats. This m...
That move had echoes of October, when a small band of hardliners engineered a vote that removed McCarthy for relying on Democrats to pass a stopgap measure to avert another partial government shutdown. They had been angry at McCarthy since June, when he agreed with Biden on the outlines ...
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, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans planned to offer a temporary short- term debt ceiling increase to negotiate with Democrats, a major breakthrough to solve the fiscal impasse that has resulted in a partial federal government shutdown....
the republican-controlled u.s. house of representatives began debating the first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills on wednesday, as lawmakers edged toward a looming showdown with the democratic-led senate that could trigger a government shutdown this autumn. the house voted 217-206, roughly...
So the Indian government has started replacing some of its Soviet-made aircraft and artillery with French, Israeli and American versions. But it’s a time-consuming and costly task to update India’s entire arsenal, Pande notes. “Let’s say my entire apartment had only IKEA furniture, and ...
20:49:47, October 1, 2023 Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown Joe Biden signs the stopgap funding bill on Saturday night. From @POTUS/X President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown tonight ahead of a critical midnight deadline when ...