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September 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
House heads home for the week as government shutdown deadline looms
House members are headed home for the weekend – signaling that with just nine days to go, there is no funding deal in sight.
September 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
September 21, 2023, 2:52 PM
Lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown
The nation is barreling toward what could become one of the largest government shutdowns in U.S. history beginning Oct. 1, with each of a dozen bills needed to keep funding flowing mired in Congress.
September 21, 2023, 2:52 PM
September 21, 2023, 12:03 AM
What happens if the government shuts down? A lot, history tells us
The nation is barreling toward what could become one the largest government shutdowns in US history on Oct. 1, with 4 million employees at risk of losing pay.
September 21, 2023, 12:03 AM
September 20, 2023, 8:18 PM
Buttigieg: Government shutdown would stop crucial air traffic controller training 'in our tracks'
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says a government shutdown would come at the "wrong moment" amid ATC staffing shortage
September 20, 2023, 8:18 PM
September 20, 2023, 6:27 PM
Kevin McCarthy faces pressure as clock ticks down to avoid government shutdown
The House speaker faces increasing pressure after five Republicans voted against a Pentagon spending bill, throwing into question whether he can get enough votes to prevent a government shutdown.
September 20, 2023, 6:27 PM
September 18, 2023, 7:14 PM
Clock ticking down to possible government shutdown
Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to pass spending bills.
September 18, 2023, 7:14 PM
September 18, 2023, 5:39 PM
McCarthy unsure if proposed short-term funding bill will pass as key sticking points remain
House Republicans from both sides of the conference came to a deal on a short-term government funding bill this weekend.
September 18, 2023, 5:39 PM
September 18, 2023, 5:04 PM
Clock ticking on potential government shutdown
Congress has less than two weeks to pass bills that keep the government running.
September 18, 2023, 5:04 PM
September 17, 2023, 9:12 PM
‘I am expecting a shutdown’: Rep. Nancy Mace
ABC News’ Jon Karl interviews Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on “This Week.”
September 17, 2023, 9:12 PM
September 12, 2023, 9:09 AM
House returns as McCarthy, McConnell at odds in government shutdown battle
The House returns Tuesday, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a looming government shutdown and a new leadership showdown -- this time with Mitch McConnell.
September 12, 2023, 9:09 AM
1 month ago
Congressional leaders warm to idea of punting a looming government shutdown
Congressional leaders in both parties are signaling an increased willingness to punt the deadline to fund the government to later this year.
1 month ago
4 months ago
Key questions and takeaways from the debt ceiling deal
Biden and McCarthy have reached a debt ceiling bill: What's in it and when does it need to pass to prevent a default?
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden urges Congress to pass debt ceiling deal
During remarks Sunday night, President Joe Biden urged both chambers of Congress to pass the debt ceiling agreement.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden speaks after striking tentative debt deal with McCarthy
The president and House Speaker now must sell the deal to Congress before the critical June 5 deadline to prevent a potentially catastrophic default, which Biden called "the worst possible crisis."
4 months ago
4 months ago
Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right
Reviews start to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default
One GOP negotiator says "thorny issues" remain.
4 months ago
4 months ago
McCarthy discusses debt negotiations as they continue into holiday weekend
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addressed reporters Saturday at the Capitol as the debt ceiling deadline looms.
4 months ago
4 months ago
McCarthy signals that debt ceiling deal is close
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have until June 5 to raise the debt ceiling in order avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic default.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday to negotiate directly on debt ceiling
Biden on Sunday hammered Republicans over what he called "extreme positions" on raising the debt ceiling as the nation careens toward a potentially catastrophic default
4 months ago
4 months ago
Raising revenue ‘not on the table’ for GOP in debt talks: Rep. Jodey Arrington
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas., on “This Week.”
4 months ago
4 months ago
Invoking 14th Amendment is ‘better than a default’: Sen. Chris Van Hollen
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on “This Week.”
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden blasts spending cuts in GOP debt limit proposal as ‘unacceptable’
ABC News’ Terry Moran reports on President Joe Biden's press conference Sunday morning on “This Week.”
4 months ago
4 months ago
Deadlock over the debt limit
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the White House has "moved backward" in debt ceiling negotiations, which he said can’t resume until President Joe Biden returns from his trip abroad.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Biden: Debt talks 'not there yet'
There is still no deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a U.S. debt default which the Treasury Department warns could happen as soon as June 1.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Debt ceiling deadlock continues as possible default nears
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said there is a "significant risk" the U.S. will default on its debt "at some point in the first two weeks of June."
4 months ago
5 months ago
McCarthy tells Wall Street House GOP will vote to raise debt ceiling but tied to spending cuts
Speaker McCarthy said the House will soon vote on debt ceiling legislation, calls for Biden to negotiate rather than “bumble into” default at the New York Stock Exchange
5 months ago
7 months ago
Democrats have never used 'brinkmanship' in debt negotiations: Sen. Schumer
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos interviews Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on “This Week.”
7 months ago
8 months ago
McCarthy and Biden to meet on spending and debt ceiling; McCarthy says there will be no default
Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss federal government spending and raising the debt ceiling
8 months ago
9 months ago
Biden signs $1.7T government spending bill, ensuring funding for most of 2023
President Joe Biden Thursday signed the omnibus spending bill into law while on vacation, extending funding for the government into next year.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House passes $1.7 trillion government spending bill
The House of Representatives passed a crucial spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House passes $1.7T spending bill, sending measure to Biden, averting shutdown
The bill includes defense spending, aid to Ukraine and reforms to the Electoral Count Act with bipartisan support.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House set to vote on government spending bill, hoping to avoid shutdown
Meanwhile, the Jan. 6 committee has released its final report which contains over 800 pages of testimony and information collected throughout the investigation.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Senate passes spending bill
The Senate reached a last-minute deal on a $1.7 trillion package to keep the government funded through the next fiscal year.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Senate passes $1.7T spending bill, including Ukraine aid, getting one step closer to averting shutdown
The Senate reached a deal Thursday on the omnibus bill after negotiations hit a snag over Title 42 drama.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Senate passes $1.7T spending bill, including more aid for Ukraine
The Senate on Thursday passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill, aimed at averting a government shutdown next year and sending more help to Ukraine as it continues to beat back Russian forces.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Senate passes $1.7T spending bill
The U.S. Senate passed a crucial federal spending bill that provides funds for Ukraine and avoids a government shutdown.
9 months ago
9 months ago
Congress funds government, narrowly avoids shutdown
Plus, survivors of the Uvalde and Sandy Hook school shootings are testifying before a House committee in hearings on increased gun violence.
9 months ago
9 months ago
House approves funding extension to avert government shutdown, buying time for spending deal
Passing a temporary funding bill avoids the federal government shutdown that would have begun Friday at midnight
9 months ago
1 year ago
Government shutdown averted after House, Senate pass funding bill
President Joe Biden will need to sign the bill before midnight to avert a shutdown.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Government shutdown likely avoided after Sen. Manchin reverses course on energy permitting
An about-face from Joe Manchin on permitting reform helped to set the Senate on an unexpected glide path to keeping the government funded and avoiding a shutdown
1 year ago
1 year ago
Senate stumbles toward government shutdown with impasse over energy policy
The Senate is stumbling toward a government shutdown at the end of the week as energy policy causes headaches.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Lawmakers face new deadline to avert shutdown as Congress reconvenes
Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping to pass a marriage equality bill in the Senate.
1 year ago
2 years ago
Senate averts government shutdown after amendments to repeal COVID mandates fail
A short-term bill will keep the government funded through March 11.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Possibility of government shutdown amid COVID-19 variant surge
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, shares his opinion on whether a government shutdown will happen as COVID-19 variants emerge in the United States.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Government shutdown looms as lawmakers scramble
A small group of Republican senators say they won’t vote to keep the government funded unless Congress blocks funding for the president’s vaccinate mandates for businesses.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Biden signs last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
Biden on Thursday signed a deal to avert a government shutdown that with the president's signature would narrowly avoid a government shutdown.
2 years ago
2 years ago
House votes to temporarily raise debt limit
The House voted Tuesday on a bill that will temporarily raise the debt ceiling by $480 billion through early December.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Moderates and progressives point fingers amid infrastructure debate
President Joe Biden is trying to push Democrats to a common ground on his massive infrastructure plan.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Congress passes last-minute deal to avert shutdown
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she still plans to go ahead with a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, despite progressive Democrats vowing to defeat it.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
The Senate approved the temporary funding bill with a 65-35 vote.
2 years ago