US EditionGovernment Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess
Congress faces a September 30 deadline to pass spending bills amid partisan conflicts and ongoing investigations into former President Joe Biden and Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
- The U.S. Congress returned from recess to face critical budgeting deadlines, including a potential government shutdown on September 30.
- Congress has 14 days to reach an agreement on spending priorities amid partisan divisions and upcoming special elections.
- House Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are leading an effort to force a vote on releasing DOJ records related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Trump's 30-day control over D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department ends this week unless Congress acts to extend it.
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US Congress returns, with one month to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions - keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown - a job that it has struggled to perform in recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Democrats’ Dilemma: Force Government Shutdown or Cave Again
Democrats’ dilemma: force a government shutdown or cave again. With the September deadline looming, Schumer and fellow congressional Democrats need to decide whether to use the one leverage point they actually have.
US Congress back to work as clock ticks on federal shutdown
US lawmakers returned to work Tuesday after more than a month off, with a countdown beginning as they rush to pass a temporary budget and ward off a federal government shutdown before September 30.
Missouri Independent
Every fall there’s a government shutdown warning. This time it could happen.
People in New York City look at a sign informing them that the Statue of Liberty is closed on Oct. 1, 2013 due to a government shutdown. Tensions among lawmakers and President Donald Trump, combined with party leaders’ increasing focus on next year’s midterm elections, makes the possibility of a shutdown next month higher than it has been for years (Spencer Platt/Getty Images).WASHINGTON — Congress returns to Washington, D.C., this week followin…
Tick tock: Congress has 14 legislative days to stop a government shutdown
Congressional lawmakers return to D.C. with a massive September agenda, including efforts to avoid a government shutdown and a debate on whether to change the rules for confirming nominees.(Image credit: J. David Ake/Getty Images)
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