Congressional leaders strike deal on government funding as shutdown looms
Congress is trying to beat a Friday night deadline to fund the government.
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Congress is trying to beat a Friday night deadline to fund the government.
Documents obtained by "60 Minutes" show the Secret Service shelled out more than $12 million to protect John Bolton and Robert O'Brien, two former national security advisers, over the course of a year.
The Senate advanced a short-term spending measure as the government faces a Friday deadline to avert a partial shutdown.
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
The bill will fund the government at current levels until mid-January.
The two-step bill punts the fight over government spending until after the holidays.
The House voted to keep government agencies funded until at least Jan. 19 in a bipartisan vote.
The House remains at a standstill as Majority Leader Steve Scalise struggles to collect the votes to be elected speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on the speakership fight.
A government shutdown was narrowly avoided after a deal was struck to temporarily fund the government for 45 days. But President Biden blasted GOP leadership as infighting in the Republican-controlled House continues. Nikole Killion reports.
Here's a look at some of the federal government's functions that could be impacted by a lapse in funding.
The Department of Homeland Security said nearly 72% of its workforce, or about 185,000 employees, would be kept on the job with their pay delayed.
Unless Congress passes legislation with a financial package to keep it running, the federal government will shut down beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
There are many layers to the looming government shutdown and its potential impact with Fleet Week is just around the corner.
President Biden issued several stark warnings about threats to American democracy Thursday in Arizona. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker discusses what stood out from the president's speech.
The House advanced four spending bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy seeks to appease conservatives.
Jarred Hill reports on the House of Representatives scrambling to pass multiple spending bills as GOP extremists push for shutdown (9-26-2023)
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
The federal government is preparing for a shutdown spurred by Republican hardliners in Congress. On Friday, President Biden criticized members of Congress for going home for the weekend. Christina Ruffini is at the White House with more.
Congress has only a handful of working days left to keep the government funded. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on where efforts stand to avoid a shutdown.
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Homeowners in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley whose homes include a living space above a garage, known as a "soft-story," only have until Wednesday to apply for grants to fund a retrofit.
Help is being provided by federal and local officials for those in San Mateo County residents still feeling the impacts of last month's intense storms and flooding.
The panel's seven Democrats and two Republicans voted unanimously to adopt its final report and urge the Justice Department to prosecute Trump.
