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The Power Play: Congress and the U.S. Federal Budget

 
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Congress faces critical decisions on the federal budget and potential shutdown.

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday the House would return next week to start voting on the latest plan. He has just five days until the Sept. 30 deadline.

Congress has returned to Washington facing a government shutdown less than five days away and lawmakers are still scrambling for ways to reach a consensus on the federal budget.

In theory, funding the government takes place in two major stages. But it's a fraught and complicated process; here's a step-by-step guide.

With the collapse of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's latest plan to avert a federal shutdown, lawmakers have left town with no endgame in sight.

Congress is racing against the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

If Congress doesn't pass a bill funding the government before the end of September, key agencies will shut down.

In preparation for a possible federal government shutdown, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has sent a memo to her 15 cabinet secretaries that outlines contingency plans.

A federal government shutdown could happen at the end of this month. Experts say it's time to financially prepare now.

PHILADELPHIA, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled plans for government spending and higher taxes on the...

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