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How the looming government shutdown will affect Texans

A federal shutdown would put thousands of Texans in financial precarity. Congress has less than a week left until the end of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, and a shutdown appears imminent.

The Texas Tribune

Welfare Cuts Are Inevitable Because Congress Won't Touch Social Security

Until Congress is willing to acknowledge that it makes no sense to send monthly checks to wealthy seniors, everything else will be on the chopping block.

Reason

Republicans pushing for government shutdown ‘stuck on stupid’, says party moderate

Mike Lawler, New York Republican, says ‘colleagues refuse to do what we were elected to do’ as shutdown looms

The Guardian - US

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As Senate pushes ahead to avert a government shutdown, House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one

The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one

The Independent UK

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

WEKU

Rep. Gaetz Threatens Vote To Remove House Speaker McCarthy Amid Conservative Demands

Gaetz accuses McCarthy of poor leadership as the Speaker faces dilemma between conservatives and Democrats.

Zenger

Matt Gaetz vows not to get paid if government shuts down because of him

A shutdown is not ‘optimal, but I think it is better than continuing on the current path we are to America’s financial ruin,’ Florida Republican says

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Speaker’s office looks to review Capitol press credentialing process - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office has taken initial steps to form a working group to explore changes to media credentialing at the Capitol.

Roll Call

US Senate announces stopgap measure to avert impending government shutdown

Republicans and Democrats have agreed to a deal for six weeks of short-term funding, but it faces hurdles in the House.

Al Jazeera

Government shutdown threat shows GOP extremists have no interest in governing

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is unwilling to stand up to extremists in his caucus and risk losing his position, which he has thus far squandered by pandering to conspiracy theorists and cynical opportunists.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate poised for compromise to avert government shutdown as House GOP infighting continues

It’s unclear whether the Republican-controlled House would take up any legislation advanced by the Democratic-led Senate at this time

The Independent UK

House gets gears moving for four fiscal 2024 spending bills - Roll Call

House Republicans finally paved the way for consideration of more fiscal 2024 appropriations bills after several unsuccessful attempts.

Roll Call

Bipartisan stopgap funds bill unveiled in Senate - Roll Call

Measure would extend current funds through Nov. 17 and provide scaled-down emergency aid to Ukraine and natural disaster victims.

Roll Call

Will US lawmakers avert looming government shutdown? All you need to know

Hardline Republicans urging deep spending cuts are bringing US gov’t to brink of shutdown as October 1 deadline looms.

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Shut It All Down

Plus: Nonessential government programs (all of them?), AI firefighting, tech-world hit pieces, and more...

The Guardian - US

Senate votes to advance stopgap funding bill to avoid shutdown – as it happened

The 79-page stopgap spending bill would not include any border security measures, a major sticking point for House Republicans

The Guardian - US

What does a US shutdown mean? Seven things you should know

Funding for federal agencies will run out on 30 September, a crisis fueled by ideological divisions among House Republicans

The Guardian - US

Congressional Republicans are trapped in a dangerous absurdity of their own making

By abasing himself to Trump and the most hardline Republicans, Kevin McCarthy made himself a political hostage

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The Independent UK

Cassidy Hutchinson denies Matt Gaetz’s claim they dated: ‘I have much higher standards’

‘I have much higher standards in men, and Matt, frankly, is a very unserious politician,’ Ms Hutchinson told Rachel Maddow

WEKU

Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen

The Senate will vote today to start debate on a bipartisan stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

Roll Call

How Anthony D’Esposito went from cop to GOP congressman in a Biden district - Roll Call

“The Republican Party of Nassau County and the Republican parties across this country are different Republican parties,” he says.

The Independent UK

With a government shutdown just days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode

With five days to go before a government shutdown, Congress returns to work in crisis mode

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz awkwardly debates Fox News host as she praises GOP wins

Far-right contingent is threatening Speaker McCarthy with removal if he cuts deal with Dems to avert shutdown

Roll Call

Senate readies stopgap as House tries again on full-year bills - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries last-ditch attempt at House GOP spending unity while Senate leaders prep bipartisan push.

The Independent UK

White House warns nutrition assistance for 7m mothers and children would stop if GOP causes shutdown

White House is warning of the human cost of a potential government shutdown to draw attention to what they describe as the direct consequences of Republican rule

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