Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 18:21
Their ancestors were enslaved and forced to work in the fields. Now, one family hopes to help alleviate hunger abroad by drawing from generations of farming knowledge
Everyday when PJ Haynie wakes up, he prays to God for two things.
2023-09-30 15:25
Government shutdown only hours away in Washington DC
A right-wing revolt has left Congress unable to fund federal agencies before a Saturday midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 12:57
Biden to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government
President Joe Biden is expected to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government after a potential shutdown begins Sunday, four administration officials familiar with the plans told CNN.
2023-09-30 09:20
A weed hangover? Why Thailand's having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis
Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn't always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan's ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as a form of "alternative care" to cope with stress and settle her mind.
2023-09-30 08:57
New York floods: Basement rescues spark climate change concerns
About 100,000 New Yorkers live in basement homes that climate change has remade into "death traps".
2023-09-30 06:58
Republican infighting defeats US House bill to avert shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a Republican short-term spending measure aimed at averting a government
2023-09-30 01:48
Biden to remain in Washington this weekend as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden will remain in Washington over the weekend and the White House will remain
2023-09-30 01:45
Hardline Republican holdouts push U.S. government closer to shutdown
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON The U.S. government was two days from a partial shutdown on Friday, as hardline
2023-09-30 01:27
Biden would veto House bill on spending reduction, border security -White House
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a border security and spending reduction bill passed by the House
2023-09-29 22:21
House expected to take up GOP stopgap bill but Congress still on track for a shutdown
The House is expected to take up a GOP stopgap bill to extend government funding on Friday -- but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to lack the votes to pass it and Congress is still on track to trigger a government shutdown.
2023-09-29 17:23
Senior West Wing staff learning to do tasks typically done by junior aides as White House braces for shutdown
The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1.
2023-09-29 09:53