Lawmakers say government shutdown appears inevitable

Government Shutdown Averted

The Senate has overwhelmingly passed the House’s 45-day stopgap funding bill, 88 to 9. The bill will now head to the White House for President Biden’s signature. This will avert a government shutdown.

The government won't shut down

Asked last week about the possibility that the federal government could shut down, Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh described it as "the worst thing that could happen." Coming from a flack for the part of the government that is supposed to plan for what to do in the event of a nuclear war, that description seems just a little hyperbolic. Well, there's some good news for Singh: The federal government won't shut down after all. At least not …

House vote: No government shutdown—for 45 days

On Saturday afternoon, after weeks of GOP squabbling in the House of Representatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) led his chamber in passing a bill to fund the government for 45 days.  He did it, primarily, with the help of Democrats. The temporary spending bill passed 335–91; 209 Democrats and 126 Republicans voted in favor. In order to garner enough Democratic support for the bill, which needed two-thirds of the chamber’s backing, …

What happens if government shuts down

STEPHEN GROVESAssociated PressWASHINGTON D.C. — The government is headed toward a shutdown this weekend that would disrupt many government services, squeeze federal employees and roil politics. House Republicans, fueled by hard-right demands to slash budgets, are forcing a confrontation over federal spending.While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, will still go out — other functions will be severely c…

US government shutdown imminent as lawmakers scramble to reach agreement

The closure of all but critical government services would start on Sunday after midnight (04:00 GMT).

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