US EditionGovernment Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess
- Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C. the first week of September facing a long agenda including government funding and the Epstein investigation.
- This return follows a House paralysis caused by disputes over Epstein files, with committees subpoenaing documents and planning meetings with victims.
- Congress must pass funding legislation by September’s end to avoid a government shutdown, requiring bipartisan agreement amid narrow Republican majorities.
- A senior official expressed doubt that they would reject a straightforward continuing resolution, as doing so would make them accountable for a government shutdown.
- The ongoing Epstein saga and funding battle suggest Congress’s fall session will demand intense negotiation and renewed focus on oversight and bipartisan deals.
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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…
Congress returns from recess as government shutdown deadline looms, Epstein files dominate the House
As lawmakers finally return to the Capitol after a six-week break, perhaps the most critical legislative item looming is the deadline to fund the government -- and Republicans are set to face questions about what's next for Congress on the…
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