U.S. Congress returns from the August 2025 recess for a short session. Both chambers will be forced to address a looming to-do list, namely potentially extending government funding beyond Sept. 30, 2025....more
With the government shutdown entering its third day, the Senate scheduled a procedural vote at noon today that could pave the way to end the stalemate – but it’s not clear there’s enough support to break the logjam and reopen...more
In the early morning of October 1, 2013, the U.S. federal government officially went dark. The shutdown came in the aftermath of the Senate’s decisive vote to reject a House plan that would have kept the government funded for...more