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Quick Glance: US Government Faces Shutdown as Republicans Reject Funding Bill
- Hardline Republicans in the House reject bill to fund government temporarily
- Shutdown expected to begin on Sunday
- Measure to extend funding by 30 days defeated
- 21 hardline House Republicans side with Democrats to defeat the bill

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded ...

House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming
Quick Glance: North Texas federal employees prepare for upcoming government shutdown
- Federal employees in North Texas seeking assistance from local food banks and community centers.
- A shutdown is unnecessary and avoidable, hopefully it doesn't happen.
- Sen. Patty Murray blocked the proposal but argued for continued pay for all federal workers.
- Ted Cruz would pause his paychecks in the event of a shutdown.

With the possibility of a government shutdown just hours away, lawmakers in Congress are ...

Key lawmakers in the government spending fight as a shutdown nears

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the ...

McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
Quick Glance: Government shutdown looms as McCarthy's plan fails
- Last attempt to temporarily keep the federal government open ends dramatically.
- White House and Democrats reject Republican approach as too extreme.
- Senate continues with its own plan for open government and support for Ukraine and U.S. disaster accounts.
- Republican speaker challenges colleagues to reject the package a day before the almost certain shutdown on Saturday.
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Quick Glance: Republicans initiate Biden impeachment inquiry over son's business dealings
- Republicans hold first hearing on impeachment inquiry, revealing foreign payments to Biden family members but no evidence of personal benefit to the president.
- Hearing reviews Republican evidence of Hunter Biden's foreign business ventures, alleging that Biden's family sold access.
- Biden accused of lying about family's business dealings and failing to separate them from his official duties.
- Republicans claim Biden and his family profited from policies pursued during Obama administration.

Trump will be in California two days after skipping the GOP debate there.

California GOP convention sees raised stakes on abortion, and Trump

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla, got into a heated exchange with House Speaker Kevin ...

Gaetz and McCarthy have heated exchange in closed door meeting amid looming shutdown

A liberal group has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to ...

Another suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution's 'insurrection' clause is filed in Michigan

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. Three people ...

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP
Quick Glance: Dianne Feinstein, California Senator and Pioneer of Liberal Priorities, Dies at 90
- California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a moderate Democrat and advocate for liberal causes, has passed away at the age of 90.
- Feinstein was a trailblazer and champion in local and national politics.
- President Joe Biden described her as a pioneering American and a cherished friend.
- Feinstein's bipartisan efforts led to legislative wins throughout her career.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday evening floated passing a “clean” continuing ...

In a shift, McCarthy floats a clean stopgap without Ukraine aid

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan ...

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Congress is racing against the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown ahead of an Oct ...

House fails to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms

In a wide-ranging video interview being published Sunday ...

Biden Says McCarthy Made “Terrible Bargain” With MAGA Republicans in Failed Effort to Avoid Shutdown

"It's just too bad," one DeSantis backer said of his prioritizing Iowa.

Calls mount for DeSantis to visit New Hampshire more amid wavering support

The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee ...

Raskin said GOP doesn’t have smoking gun or ‘dripping water pistol’ in impeachment quest

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Quick Glance: Radical Republicans Threaten to Paralyze Washington
- Trump loyalists in Congress have pushed the US federal government to the brink of paralysis.
- A 36-year-old former restaurateur gained notoriety by bringing a gun into Congress to assert her constitutional right to bear arms.
- Along with a dozen or so lesser-known Republicans in the House of Representatives - mostly staunch conservatives with hardline views on immigration and federal spending - these are the people willing to bring America to the brink of another budgetary crisis by halting funding for the government of the world's largest economy.
- The rebels are the modern equivalents of the Tea Party conservatives who caused several budgetary crises under Barack Obama, including a 16-day government shutdown in October 2013.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
Quick Glance: California increases minimum wage for fast food workers to $20
- Fast food workers in California will receive a minimum wage of at least $20 per hour starting next year.
- California's minimum wage for all other workers, $15.50 per hour, is already one of the highest in the United States.
- Most fast food workers in California are over 18 and the primary providers for their families.
- The minimum wage increase takes effect on April 1 and applies to workers in restaurants with at least 60 nationwide locations.

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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, is urging House ...

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WATCH LIVE: Biden pays tribute to late Sen. John McCain in democracy-focused address
Quick Glance: Biden warns: 'MAGA' movement threatens American democracy
- President Biden warns of the threat to American democracy posed by Trump and the 'MAGA' movement.
- Biden highlights the distinction between himself and his likely opponent in the 2024 elections.
- The president emphasizes the importance of the Constitution as the defining feature of democracy.
- Biden acknowledges that the Republican Party is influenced by extreme 'MAGA' Republicans.

During the House Oversight hearing, Republican lawmakers refused to say if former ...

GOP Lawmakers Refuse to Say Trump Should Be Held Accountable If Convicted

The chances that the “shutdown” can still be prevented are slim. A proposal from the Republican ...

Interim budget proposal fails in US House of Representatives

This generation of young women are not falling for the Prince Charming fantasy ...

Gen Z women value owning a home more than marriage, and it’s about time

The 2024 election is still more than a year away, yet Biden’s focus reflects Trump’s ...

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Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and ...

Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused House GOP members of ignoring Donald Trump's indictments while pushing for an impeachment against Joe Biden.

The highly partisan government funding plan from House Republicans imploded on the chamber ...

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Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations ...

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Quick Glance: Nikki Haley: Republican Presidential Contender in 2024?
- Haley, 51, is a respected conservative in the Republican Party who can credibly address questions about gender and race.
- She held leadership positions in various business organizations before winning a seat in the South Carolina state legislature in 2004.
- Elected governor of South Carolina, she was the first woman to hold that position in the southern part of the country and the second person of Indian descent to serve as a governor in the United States.
- She also appointed Tim Scott, a current competitor in the Republican presidential primary, to the U.S. Senate in 2012.

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Joe Biden is having a difficult time in the election campaign. His age is considered a hindrance ...

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Democratic bills in Congress offer a powerful contrast to the Republican agenda ...

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Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative ...

Kevin McCarthy critics weigh push to oust him but lack candidate who can win majority vote

Despite the imminent government shutdown, the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee ...

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More than 20 House Republicans joined Democrats in opposing a GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown, bringing the final tally to 232-198 ... Show more

A wide array of congressional Democrats are lashing out at the ...

Hispanic, Black, Asian-American and Progressive caucuses warn against GOP border policy in budget

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young on ...

OMB director knocks McCarthy claims he won’t take a salary during shutdown
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Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government ...

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

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Kari Lake, prominent Trump supporter and election denier, will launch US Senate campaign in Arizona
Quick Glance: Kari Lake to Launch Campaign for Contested U.S. Seat in Arizona
- Republican Kari Lake, an ally of Trump and election denier, will soon announce her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema.
- The Arizona race is a key target for Republicans aiming to regain the Senate majority.
- Lake will compete against Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the Republican primary.
- Other potential Republican candidates have held off from entering the race while Lake considered her plans.

US President Joe Biden has launched a blistering personal attack on "extremist" Donald Trump, accusing his likely 2024 challenger of plotting to ... Show more

The threat of a government shutdown is starting to become reality with just ...

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Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore, who demanded a special session of the ...

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House Freedom Caucus demands answers from McCarthy: The group also pushed for McCarthy to state whether he will "publicly refute" the Senate stopgap.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a Republican short-term spending measure ...

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If the government shuts down Sunday, roughly one and a half million federal employees ...

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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) airs his views on the current state of Republican politics on this ...

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U.S. officials have begun notifying federal workers that the government may ...

Ahead of Shutdown, Biden Says GOP Extremists Are Trying to “Burn the Place Down”

Lawmakers clash on the first day of the House's impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden as a government shutdown looms.

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