US government shutdown looms; Senate rejects stopgap funding bill

The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep ...
Maui Now

Senate passes Schatz-Wicker resolution designating Telehealth Awareness Week

The US Senate passed a bipartisan resolution authored by US Sens, Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) ...

Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new ...

House-passed GOP funding bill fails in Senate, leaving path to avoid shutdown unclear

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

John Keast: Staff director, Senate Armed Services Committee

The Senate Armed Services Committee is having an unusually busy year. On top of work to secure passage on legislation to fund the U.S. armed forces for fiscal 2026, the panel is juggling a ...
Government Executive

Chance of a government shutdown rises as the Senate fails to advance spending bill

With both parties rejecting each other’s short-term funding proposals, Congress is heading into a weeklong recess with no ...

Senate confirms Trump adviser Stephen Miran to Fed board ahead of key interest rate vote this week

The Senate confirmed Trump economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve to finish Adriana Kugler's term. Miran plans ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Republican controlled Senate rejects bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on ...