Fetterman blasts the government shutdown near-miss and says lawmakers can't 'allow' the Freedom Caucus to turn governing into 'The Steve Wilkos Show'

businessinsider.com Sen. John Fetterman at the US Capitol. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. John Fetterman blasted the Freedom Caucus over the government shutdown near-miss on Saturday. "This…

Matt Gaetz, MAGA loyalist, agrees with Democrats: McCarthy 'lied' to Biden on budget deal

aol.com None Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has been vowing to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. • None McCarthy bucked some House conservatives by agreeing to a stopgap funding…

Ukraine aid left out of the shutdown funding package as MAGA wing moves GOP toward a more isolationist stance

businessinsider.com Ukrainian soldiers hide during the shelling at the air defense positions held in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on August 8, 2023. Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu Agency via Getty…

Government shutdown avoided as Biden signs temporary funding bill rushed through Congress

fortune.com The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to…

US near-miss with government shutdown illustrates Washington dysfunction

reuters.com [1/2] A jogger runs by the U.S. Capitol as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches at the end of the day on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.,…

Government Shutdown: Biden Signs Bill Keeping the Government Open Through Mid-November

nytimes.com Reporters interview members of Congress after a failed effort to break the impasse on spending in the House on Friday. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Congress narrowly…

Matt Gaetz mocked after US government narrowly avoids shutdown: "All talk"

newsweek.com Rep. Matt Gaetz is being mocked on social media after Congress on Saturday approved a temporary funding bill that President Joe Biden signed, narrowly avoiding a federal…

Dress-down democracy

theweek.com Sign up to our 10 Things You Need to Know Today newsletter A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website Contact me…

Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League

economist.com O many years ago, when his sons were in grade school, Joe Biden was sitting around with old friends in a backyard in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware. He startled the…

AI is making Washington smarter

economist.com A startling, hopeful developments that have greeted the advent of generative artificial intelligence ( ) has been an outbreak of bipartisan focus, curiosity and deliberation…

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

apnews.com The threat of a suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to…

Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown

reuters.com Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly government shutdown on…

How Congress avoided a government shutdown at the 11th hour

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew on Friday night that if he wanted to stop the government from shutting down, he might have to do something he had avoided for…

Congress Averts U.S. Government Shutdown With 11th Hour Short-Term Funding Bill

vanityfair.com Three hours before a potential government shutdown, the House and Senate did what no one thought possible just 24 hours prior—approve a last minute short-term spending bill…

Biden Praises Congress for Avoiding Shutdown but Blasts ‘Extreme House Republicans’ for ‘Manufactured Crisis’

mediaite.com AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File President Joe Biden issued a statement after Congress passed a 45-day stopgap spending bill, barely three hours before a midnight deadline that…

Senate approves stopgap government funding bill hours before shutdown deadline

pbs.org The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and…

Just 3 hours before the deadline, Congress avoids a government shutdown

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday night to pass a short-term bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown at the last minute after a dramatic…

A last-second deal is set to avert a government shutdown as the business world celebrates

aol.com In a surprise turnabout following several days when a shutdown seemed all but inevitable, Congress acted swiftly Saturday to avert a government funding gap and push…

Senate passes 45-day funding bill to avert government shutdown

cbsnews.com About three hours before a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Saturday evening to keep the government funded for 45 days, on a vote of 88…

Government shutdown averted for now after dramatic day for Kevin McCarthy

newsweek.com Congress narrowly averted a potential government shutdown after Republicans and Democrats reached a deal that includes a 45-day funding bill to avert a government shutdown…

BREAKING: Schumer and McConnell Announce Senate Has Agreed to Pass Spending Bill, Narrowly Avoiding Shutdown

mediaite.com The Senate leaders from both parties, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced Saturday evening they had come to an…

Kevin McCarthy says 'we're going to keep government open,' pivots to 45-day plan relying on Democratic help

fortune.com On the brink of a federal government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a dramatic pivot Saturday, trying to push a 45-day funding bill through the House with…

House to vote on 45-day funding extension to stave off government shutdown

cbsnews.com With hours to go before a government shutdown is poised to go into effect, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Saturday he would try to push a short-term funding bill…

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as the House debates funding bill to avoid government shutdown

pbs.org As a federal government shutdown looms, the Senate prepared a rare Saturday session to advance its own bipartisan package that is supported by Democrats and Republicans and…

John Fetterman's hoodie and gym shorts on the Senate floor are roiling DC, but a fashion historian says shorts have been getting under people's skin for decades

fortune.com When Sen. Chuck Schumer quietly relaxed the U.S. Senate’s dress code, supposedly to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman’s desire to wear hooded sweatshirts and gym shorts, the…

U.S. barrels toward shutdown as House Republicans remain stuck

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — With a deadline hours away, congressional leaders on Saturday are scrambling to secure a last-minute funding deal to prevent a government shutdown that would…

IBM exec explains the difference between it and prominent AI competitors

thestreet.com Concerns over artificial intelligence are steadily mounting as regulators seek to better understand the technology, corporations work to leverage the technology and…

‘No, Don’t Laugh’: Bill Maher Builds Death of Dianne Feinstein Into Opening Monologue

mediaite.com Bill Maher had to instruct his audience not to laugh as he reported the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Real Time with Bill Maher, Friday. “Big news, Dianne…

GOP senators say they won't stop Democrats from replacing Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Top Republican senators said Friday they won’t try to prevent Democrats from replacing the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Judiciary Committee…

House rejects McCarthy-backed bill to avoid government shutdown as deadline nears

cbsnews.com With 2 days until a government shutdown, right-wing Republicans are not backing down Washington — The House on Friday rejected a measure backed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

Republicans sure don't sound like they're about to block Democrats from filling Dianne Feinstein's Judiciary Committee seat

aol.com None Dianne Feinstein's seat on the Judiciary committee is now empty in the wake of her death. • None Some fear that Republicans will block Democrats from replacing her —…

WATCH: That Time Everyone Got Mad At Sen. Dianne Feinstein For Dunking On Teen Climate Activists

mediaite.com Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California was known to generations as a trailblazing legislator, but many younger people were introduced to her via a viral video…

'There's no path': Government shutdown creeps closer as last-ditch GOP effort collapses

aol.com House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another defeat Friday afternoon when a last-ditch effort to fund the government collapsed. The GOP-only proposal to avert a…

Dianne Feinstein, history-making Democratic US senator, dies at 90

theweek.com California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), "the trailblazing Democratic power broker" who served for 30 years, died on Thursday night, according to sources close to her,…

Dianne Feinstein, Longest Serving Female Senator, Dies At Age 90: Here Are The Biggest Celebrity Deaths Of 2023

forbes.com From daytime television star Billy Miller to musicians Steve Harwell and Sinead O’Connor, the following celebrities are among the biggest stars who have died this year.…

Punchbowl News Uses Death of Dianne Feinstein to Helpfully Point Out Benefits of Punchbowl Premium

mediaite.com AP Photo/Photo Illustration via Mediaite Punchbowl News marked the passing of Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California by extolling the virtues of their premium…

Eight big U.S. bank CEOs to face Senate Banking Committee grilling in December

cnbc.com "My commitment as chair of this committee is to always put the Main Street economy – and the workers who power it – at the center of everything we do," Brown said. "Part of…

Congress’ September to-do list remains incomplete thanks to GOP

msnbc.com NBC News published a report the morning of Sept. 5 — the day after Labor Day — that I happened to stumble upon this morning, and it’s worth revisiting. The headline alerted…

WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing as politicians respond to death of Sen. Diane Feinstein

pbs.org White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on as figures from across the political spectrum offer condlensces for the death of Sen. Diane…

In Photos: Biden’s first state dinner

politico.com President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, pose for photos at the Grand Staircase of the White House ahead…

The age of AI is a time for antitrust

fastcompany.com Google’s landmark monopoly trial could usher in a new wave of AI startups—or edge them out. As Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer continues to work on “exceedingly…

Dianne Feinstein is dead. Here's what happens next, and what it means for Democrats

aol.com None California's Gavin Newsom previously said he would name a Black woman as Feinstein's replacement. • None Newsom said he wouldn't name a replacement who wants to win a…

WATCH: Chuck Schumer Chokes Up During Emotional Tribute to Dianne Feinstein on Senate Floor

mediaite.com News broke on Friday that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the longest-serving woman in the United States Senate, died at the age of 90 in Washington, DC. On the floor of the…

Congress is in crisis. There’s no clear escape

politico.com The government is barreling toward a shutdown. House Republicans threaten to impeach the president — though some of them don’t see the evidence. A Republican senator has a…

WATCH LIVE: Speaker McCarthy holds news briefing as government shutdown looms

pbs.org A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal…

Tributes pour in for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Tributes poured in quickly on Friday from both Democrats and Republicans after news broke that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has died at the age of 90. Many…

For Dianne Feinstein, 'tough but caring' wasn’t just a slogan

msnbc.com In the fall of 1990, as Californians were on the verge of electing a new governor, I was on the verge of discovering two new obsessions: politics and feminism. And although…

BREAKING: Senator Dianne Feinstein Has Passed Away

mediaite.com Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away, according to Punchbowl News fonder Jake Sherman, who announced the news on Twitter. BREAKING…

House Speaker McCarthy refuses to take up Senate bill to avert government shutdown, virtually guaranteeing one

fortune.com A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal…

LOOK: Fetterman Ditches Shorts, Rocks Suit To Senate Chamber After Dress Code Reinstated

mediaite.com AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was photographed wearing a suit and tie instead of his trademark hoodie and shorts on Thursday after the Senate dress…

House Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows, threatening funds as war rages

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — A growing Republican divide over continuing U.S. aid to Ukraine is threatening the prospects of Congress passing additional money to help the country defend its…

Could Menendez Be Expelled From Senate? Here’s What The Process Would Look Like

forbes.com Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Thursday he would vote to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who has refused to step down and maintained his innocence following a federal…

Shutdown odds grow as Senate, House advance separate spending plans

reuters.com [1/3] A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) -…