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The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlock

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves. The Conversation tapped an expert on congressional behavior, Northwestern University…

The Conversation

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm in House office building

Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

The Independent UK

Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

The Independent UK

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US announces $200m military assistance package for Ukraine

US package is the first to be announced since Congress dropped new funding for Kyiv to avoid a government shutdown.

Al Jazeera

Trump files motion to dismiss 2020 election subversion case – as it happened

Trump’s lawyers argue he has ‘absolute immunity’ from criminal prosecution for actions within ‘outer perimeter’ of his responsibility

The Guardian - US

Afternoon Update: Congress chaos after House Republican speaker ousted; temporary migrants being exploited; and New Zealand’s hottest September on record

Republican Matt Gaetz leads move to unseat Kevin McCarthy after outrage over deal to avoid US government shutdown

The Guardian - AU

Mary Trump Criticizes Democrats For Conceding On Ukraine Aid In Stop-gap Bill

Government shutdown averted, but compromise on Ukraine aid raises concerns

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Top Democrat Mark Warner rips government shutdown: 'Nothing could be worse timing or more stupid than cutting off aid for Ukraine'

"I can't decide right now if we're seeing a playout of the Hunger Games or the battle of the Kens from the Barbie movie," Warner said about Congress.

Fortune

First Thing: Matt Gaetz introduces motion to oust Kevin McCarthy

Far-right congressman files motion after expressing outrage at speaker’s bipartisan effort to avoid government shutdown. Plus, what do we really know about non-surgical cosmetic treatments?

The Guardian - UK

Matt Gaetz introduces motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Far-right congressman files motion after expressing outrage at speaker’s bipartisan effort to avoid government shutdown

The Guardian - US

Congress didn't include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war?

When U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown, the measure didn’t include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed

The Independent UK

Bipartisan truce - Roll Call

The CQ Budget podcast outlines the surprising turn of events that avoided a partial government shutdown and the coming fight over Ukraine aid.

Roll Call

Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data and Powell’s Comments, U.S. Avoids Shutdown

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.21%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.06% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials later today, while also bracing for more data on the U.S. labor market after…

Barchart

Up First briefing: McCarthy's job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change

Congress averted a government shutdown. Now, Speaker McCarthy must avoid losing his job. And, this stinky seaweed-fighting robot could help fight climate change.

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Barchart

Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data and Powell’s Comments, U.S. Avoids Shutdown

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.05%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.20% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials later today, while also bracing for more data on the U.S. labor market after…

Barchart

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data and Powell’s Comments, U.S. Avoids Shutdown

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.06%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.24% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials later today, while also bracing for more data on the U.S. labor market after…

France 24

Last-minute US budget deal sparks new wave of Republican infighting

IN THE PRESS – Monday, October 2: After a last-minute budget deal avoided another possible government shutdown in the United States, Republican infighting about the House speaker's future could end up benefiting Democrats. We also take a look at why Slovakia's elections are just the latest development suggesting unconditional Western…

France 24

EU's Borrell proposes new €5 billion envelope to Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday told a joint press briefing with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba that he had proposed a new €5 billion bilateral envelope to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the meeting of all 27 EU foreign ministers in Kyiv that victory 'directly depends…

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Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia faces a rocky road in Congress

Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley, co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, was the only Democrat to vote against the stopgap measure averting a government shutdown.

Evening Standard

US avoids damaging government shutdown as fractured parties manage to compromise

The agreement reveals the faultlines in US politics

Al Jazeera

US government shutdown averted. What happens next?

Congress has passed a stopgap measure, but will lawmakers agree on detailed spending bills for the entire fiscal year?

France 24

US Congress passes last-minute bill to avert shutdown

The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Afghanistan Embassy in India to cease operation from today; Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

WEKU

Janet Yellen says a government shutdown would add to risks of a recession

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm about the damage a government shutdown could do to the U.S. economy. "It's really reckless and will impose immediate harm," Yellen told NPR.

The Independent UK

Looming government shutdown rattles families relying on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted

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