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Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No
House Republicans earlier scrambled after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk panned a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.CNBC - 1d -
House Speaker Mike Johnson on the bill to avoid a government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters about the planned vote on a new short-term government funding measure after a previous plan collapsed on Wednesday night. CBS News' Major Garrett ...CBS News - 1d -
White House blasts GOP funding bill ahead of vote
The White House on Thursday bashed a newly released Republican funding bill as a “billionaire giveaway” ahead of the vote on it on the House floor. “Republicans are doing the bidding of their ...The Hill - 1d -
House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill
House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday. Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM ...The Hill - 1d -
Watch: House votes on spending bill
The House is slated to vote on the revamped government spending bill Thursday evening. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) initially proposed the continuing resolution Tuesday evening, but was met with ...The Hill - 1d -
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms
The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.The New York Times - 1d -
Republicans announce funding agreement, Thursday vote as shutdown looms
House Republicans have reached an agreement on a plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline and plan to vote on Thursday, lawmakers announced. The bill, titled the American ...The Hill - 1d -
Government shutdown looking more likely after spending bill tanked
Congress looks poised to shut down the government after House Republicans, spurred on by Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, derailed a spending bill that would have kept the government ...CBS News - 1d -
Holiday shipping deadlines loom as Christmas and Hanukkah approach
Today marks the last chance for guaranteed delivery with USPS Priority Mail, while FedEx and UPS two-day shipping cutoffs are Friday. Next-day shipping remains an option until Monday. Kris Van ...CBS News - 1d -
Johnson's spending bill blasted as government shutdown deadline approaches
There is a significant prospect of a government shutdown after House Speaker Mike Johnson's spending bill lost support from President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Libby Cathey ...CBS News - 1d -
US government nears shutdown after Trump attacks funding bill
President-elect’s intervention raises odds of federal closures by weekendFinancial Times - 2d -
Shutdown Threat Looms as Trump Urges Congress to Reject Spending Bill
This would be the first government shutdown since 2018 into 2019 — during Trump’s first four-year White House term.Inc. - 2d -
Trump denounces massive spending bill, pushing government closer to shutdown
President-elect Trump denounced a spending bill that Democrats and some Republicans had agreed on, pushing the government closer to a shutdown later this week. Elon Musk also weighed in on the ...NBC News - 2d -
What’s Inside the Spending Bill to Avoid a Government Shutdown?
The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.The New York Times - 2d -
House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.CBS News - 2d -
Trump opposes funding bill as government shutdown looms
President-elect Trump came out against a bipartisan funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown over the holidays, casting doubt on whether the measure will pass before the Saturday ...NBC News - 2d -
Senate passes $895bn Pentagon spending bill despite provision denying transgender care to minors – live
Senate votes 85-14 to pass National Defense Authorization Act, which has provision preventing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military members. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fast-track House vote anticipated on spending deal as conservatives object
House lawmakers are bracing for a possible vote on the 1,500-page government funding deal as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a fast-track process. The potential move to speed up ...The Hill - 2d -
Lawmakers unveil bill to avoid looming government shutdown
Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill unveiled a spending package Tuesday that would keep the government funded until March 2025 and avoid a shutdown. It includes more than $100 billion for ...CBS News - 2d -
'Total dumpster fire': Republicans rage at Johnson over budget bill as shutdown looms
The GOP's government funding bill still isn’t ready -- putting the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at the end of the week.ABC News - 3d -
Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown
House Republicans released legislative text of their short-term bill Monday to keep the federal government open until mid-March, just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown.NBC News - 3d -
Friday midnight deadline to avoid government shutdown
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are racing against the clock to avoid a Friday night deadline before another government shutdown occurs. CBS News' Taurean Small breaks down the latest in Congress.CBS News - 3d -
Trump lashes out at judge who refused to dismiss business fraud conviction – US politics live
President-elect claims allowing conviction to stand ‘would be the end of the Presidency as we know it’. Donald Trump posted a long and angry message on Truth Social, after a New York judge ...The Guardian - 3d -
Government shutdown deadline looms as Paul threatens to delay funding package
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is threatening to hold up a short-term funding package that needs to pass by the end of the day Friday to avoid a government shutdown unless leaders in Congress agree to vote ...The Hill - 3d -
Live updates: Lawmakers race to avert shutdown; drone briefing set for House panel
Congress is barreling toward Friday's government funding deadline, with Republicans signaling they have a deal on a continuing resolution that includes disaster funding and assistance for ...The Hill - 3d -
Lawmakers scramble on government funding as shutdown deadline nears
Leaders in Congress have yet to unveil their plan to keep the government funded, facing a Friday night deadline to avert a government shutdown.CBS News - 3d -
Congress scrambles to finalize a short-term bill with shutdown deadline days away
Congress is working to finalize a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, right before the holidays.NBC News - 3d -
Watch live: House Dems hold press conference as potential shutdown inches closer
House Democratic leaders will hold a news conference Tuesday morning as lawmakers continue to negotiate government funding ahead of Friday's deadline to avert a shutdown. Republicans, who are ...The Hill - 3d -
Watch: House Republicans hold presser as government shutdown looms
House Republican leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning with just days left until government funding lapses. Lawmakers were expected to roll out legislative text over the weekend, but ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump meets TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms
The social media giant is currently seeking to delay a law that would see it banned or sold in early 2025.BBC News - 3d -
Congress to vote on short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown before holidays
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are under the gun to approve a short-term spending bill this week to avoid a government shutdown before the holidays. The continuing resolution has to be approved in the ...CBS News - 4d -
Are you facing a Dec. 31 use-it-or-lose-it deadline with your flexible spending account? Here’s what to know
If you have a flexible spending account, you could be facing a Dec. 31 deadline to spend those funds before the end of the year.CNBC - 4d -
Nancy Pelosi taken to hospital after unspecified injury in Luxembourg – US politics live
Top Democrat receiving care during official visit but is still working, spokesperson says. RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine Kash Patel, whom Donald ...The Guardian - Dec. 13 -
Live updates: Drone sightings raise lawmakers' eyebrows; Shutdown deadline looms
Lawmakers are sprinting to pass legislation that will keep the government’s lights on ahead of the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline as President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to make their case to ...The Hill - Dec. 12 -
Trump reportedly promises January 6 pardons ‘in the first hour’ of his presidency or sooner – US politics live
President-elect says in Time ‘person of the year’ interview that he plans to pardon most of the Capitol rioters; Biden says more pardons to come after mass clemency. Time magazine names Donald ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
Trump says FBI chief Wray’s resignation will ‘end the weaponization’ of justice department – US politics live
Christopher Wray will step down at the end of Biden’s presidency after Donald Trump said he wants Kash Patel to run the agency. The outgoing Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, has spoken ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
Lawmakers race to avert government shutdown with deadline nearing
Congress only has 10 days left to figure out government funding before the shutdown deadline. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains why House Speaker Mike Johnson will almost ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
House advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote
The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. The chamber voted 211-207 along party lines to adopt the rule — which ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Watch: House Republicans hold presser as shutdown deadline looms
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other GOP leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning with just 10 days left until government funding is set to expire. Members on both sides of the aisle ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Congress races toward fast-approaching government shutdown deadline
Congress has just 10 days until government funding is set to run out, and lawmakers don’t have a deal to keep the lights on during the holidays. Members on both sides of the aisle expect the ...The Hill - Dec. 10