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Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline

Saturday, September 30, 2023

The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward.

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The government shutdown is likely to begin at midnight on Saturday

Saturday, September 30, 2023

On Capitol Hill, time is running out and a government shutdown looks likely at the end of the day Saturday, Sept. 30.

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House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming

Friday, September 29, 2023

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.

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House Republicans try to refocus government shutdown on immigration

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Saturday. House Republicans are trying to reframe the spending fight as a battle over the border, not a war within their own party.

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McCarthy revives immigration battles in bid to shift shutdown blame from GOP feuds

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security.

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Senate takes a first step in a new plan to pressure House on spending

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Senate voted 77 to 19 to start the process for considering a stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

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Senate pickleball caucus leaves politics off the court

Monday, September 25, 2023

Some bipartisan senators are picking up paddles and trying out America's fasting growing sport as a way to build relationships. They're trading partisan barbs for friendly competition.

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A proposed spending bill for the Pentagon is a point of contention for the GOP

Thursday, September 21, 2023

House Republicans started the week with a plan to vote on their own spending bill, but Speaker McCarthy spent much of the week battling a small group hardline members who were blocking the debate.

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Swing district Republicans in risky waters over Biden impeachment inquiry

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

House Republicans in competitive districts could face blowback for impeachment. So far they support investigating allegations

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House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing into President Biden next week

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

House Oversight Committee Republicans plan to hold the first hearing on an impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Thursday, Sept. 28.

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The politics of McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into Biden

Sunday, September 17, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he's directing the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Deirdre Walsh and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows

Thursday, September 14, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

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McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House will move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, saying he lied "about his own knowledge of his family's foreign business dealings."

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McCarthy says the House will initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the House would initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. House Republicans haven't uncovered any evidence of any wrongdoing by Biden so far.

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Speaker McCarthy says House to start an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

"I do not make this decision lightly," McCarthy told reporters Tuesday. It's unclear whether any formal impeachment resolution would have the votes in the House to pass.

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi is running for reelection

Friday, September 08, 2023

The former House speaker announced Friday that she will run for reelection in 2024. She revealed her plans at a breakfast with volunteers in San Francisco and then followed up on X.

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What GOP colleagues are saying about their confidence in McConnell's leadership

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Following questions about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health, Republican lawmakers are considering his future in leadership for 2024 and beyond.

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Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.

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Congress is back from summer recess. Here's what's on the agenda

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Congress returns this week with several outstanding issues, including passing a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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