SHOCKING: 41 - What They Never Told You

What does a US shutdown mean? Seven things you should know

Funding for federal agencies will run out on 30 September, a crisis fueled by ideological divisions among House Republicans

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023

Congressional Republicans are trapped in a dangerous absurdity of their own making

By abasing himself to Trump and the most hardline Republicans, Kevin McCarthy made himself a political hostage

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023

Cassidy Hutchinson denies Matt Gaetz’s claim they dated: ‘I have much higher standards’

‘I have much higher standards in men, and Matt, frankly, is a very unserious politician,’ Ms Hutchinson told Rachel Maddow

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Senate readies stopgap as House tries again on full-year bills - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries last-ditch attempt at House GOP spending unity while Senate leaders prep bipartisan push.

Roll Call · Sep 25, 2023

White House warns nutrition assistance for 7m mothers and children would stop if GOP causes shutdown

White House is warning of the human cost of a potential government shutdown to draw attention to what they describe as the direct consequences of Republican rule

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

GOP lawmaker joins Trump in suggesting Gen Mark Milley should be executed as a ‘traitor’

Paul Gosar has previously posted a cartoon that showed him killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Ukraine war: mixed signals among Kyiv's allies hint at growing conflict fatigue

It is now almost 600 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the war that has followed has tested the resilience of both countries. But it has also tested those in the west that have supported Ukraine from the start.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023

GOP congressman says Americans ‘sick and tired’ of government shutdowns as his party threatens one

Far-right conservatives offer McCarthy his greatest test as Speaker with shutdown budget demands

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Texans in U.S. House describe GOP in chaos ahead of likely government shutdown

Texas Democrats decry Republican infighting that has halted attempts to approve annual spending bills and avoid a federal government shutdown.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 23, 2023

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

Allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy are working furiously to shore up support for the latest Republican plan to prevent a government shutdown

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023