What happens if the US government shuts down at midnight on Saturday? Deadline for lawmakers to fundthe governemt is 11.59pm on 30 September The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
What happens when the US government shuts down? Deadline for lawmakers to fund the government is 11.59pm on 30 September The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
‘This is good news’: Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert US shutdown President signed the bill hours after it was approved in a bipartisan vote, but admonished Republicans for the delay The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023
US government on verge of shutdown after spending deal collapses The US government is heading towards a shutdown that will disrupt services and hurt workers. Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2023
How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands At least one House Republican, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is publicly threatening to offer a resolution to try to remove the speaker. Here's how that procedural motion would work. WEKU · Sep 30, 2023
On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it's almost too late The U.S. is on the brink of a federal government shutdown The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Biden says shutdown isn't his fault. Will Americans agree? The White House has pinned the blame for a looming government shutdown on House Republicans, who have been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
What would government shutdown mean? Impact on SNAP, student loans, travel impacts, mail explained While the Senate pushes forward with bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, the Republican-controlled House has made little progress — most recently with Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan collapsing Friday. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2023
With a US government shutdown imminent, what happens to the economy? About quarter of the US GDP is government expenditure. A drop in that spending will have knock-on effect on the economy. Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2023
Barreling toward shutdown, GOP erupts GOP hardliners in the House vote down bipartisan bill as the government barrels toward a shutdown Salon · Sep 29, 2023
Government shutdown would have ‘serious consequences for our economy’ by halting $163 billion in federal contracts to small businesses A government shutdown on Saturday would close the Small Business Administration, leaving small businesses that depend on it in limbo. Fortune · Sep 29, 2023
4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to keep federal government open The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump. The Texas Tribune · Sep 29, 2023
Stopgap funding bills hung up in both chambers - Roll Call Efforts to pass a stopgap funding measure before Saturday night's deadline were sputtering in both chambers Friday. Roll Call · Sep 29, 2023
House rejects GOP-authored spending bill as shutdown looms The US government’s fiscal year ends at midnight on 30 September The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
WEKU · Sep 29, 2023 House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through November 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans get unexpected win in race to avoid shutdown The rule allows for the House to debate passing a stop-gap spending bill to avert a government shutdown
The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2023 House votes against stopgap bill in blow to McCarthy as shutdown highly likely Speaker’s proposed measure tanked by hard-right Republicans with time running out before government funding lapses
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 McCarthy launches last-ditch plan to keep government open but with steep 30% cuts to many agencies House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is rushing into a last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open but with steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies
The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2023 Senate to vote on stopgap bill on Saturday after House Republican measure fails – as it happened House leadership announces votes expected for Saturday after McCarthy suffers another blog when lawmakers rejected short-term funding bill
Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2023 What is a US government shutdown and who will be affected? Al Jazeera breaks down the wide-reaching effects of a federal government shutdown as October 1 funding deadline looms.
Reason · Sep 29, 2023 Gasoline Engines and Sex Changes for Kids Plus: Minimum wage laws, space exploration, that time when North Africa was less dysfunctional than California, and more...
Roll Call · Sep 29, 2023 House GOP looks ahead to Plan B after doomed stopgap vote - Roll Call House Republicans are starting to come around to the idea of a very short-term stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown.
WEKU · Sep 29, 2023 Up First briefing: Effects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente's health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 First Thing: Biden says Trump 2.0 would threaten democracy Faced with stagnant approval ratings, president ups ante in his re-election campaign. Plus, the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here's how it's spiraling into a shutdown. With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy