The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

An impeachment-and-shutdown show will fuel the crisis in US democracy

The Biden impeachment inquiry and looming government shutdown show events once rare now deployed with increasing abandon

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2023

House Republicans cancel vote on short-term funding measure amid infighting – as it happened

Kevin McCarthy fights rightwing of Republican party over spending deal; House oversight committee aims for first hearing next Thursday, report says

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Republicans seem even further from resolution as US shutdown deadline nears

McCarthy faces uphill climb as far-right Republicans signal that even a resolution to temporarily delay a shutdown is out of reach

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Fishing for a reason to impeach President Biden is bad for America

Congress should be focusing on avoiding a government shutdown and addressing issues Americans view as important. Instead, right-wing Republican partisans are treating our country’s institutions and practices with blatant disrespect.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2023

House GOP starts to coalesce around stopgap funding plan - Roll Call

​The seeds of a plan to avoid a partial government shutdown appeared to be germinating Thursday in the House.

Roll Call · Sep 14, 2023

As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

WEKU · Sep 14, 2023

Spending turmoil rocks House GOP with deadline weeks away - Roll Call

​House Republicans are discussing a three- to four-week stopgap funding measure to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.

Roll Call · Sep 13, 2023

Protesters arrested for occupying Kevin McCarthy’s office over Aids funding

Program caught in a partisan fight over abortion and is under threat amid Congress’s negotiations over government shutdown

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023

Trump files for judge in federal election interference trial to be taken off case – as it happened

Former US president files motion to recuse Tanya Chutkan over previous comments about his culpability

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023

Is a Government Shutdown Better Than More Reckless Borrowing?

Short-term solutions and governing from crisis to crisis isn't working.

Reason · Sep 8, 2023