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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

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

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

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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

Barreling toward shutdown, GOP erupts

GOP hardliners in the House vote down bipartisan bill as the government barrels toward a shutdown

Salon

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

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.

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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

House rejects GOP-authored spending bill as shutdown looms

The US government’s fiscal year ends at midnight on 30 September

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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

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Al Jazeera

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

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Roll Call

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

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

WEKU

The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown

Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government shutdown of the Biden administration. Here's what the chief of staff told NPR about it.

France 24

US House Republicans hold first formal Biden impeachment hearing

House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to “provide accountability” as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter and make their case to the public, colleagues and a skeptical Senate.

The Independent UK

Gaetz and McCarthy bicker over political attacks as House GOP careens towards shutdown

Republicans debate budget proposals as deal to avert shutdown appears out of reach

The Independent UK

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday

The Independent UK

House Republicans start making their case for President Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

House Republicans are making the case for pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden

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