US government shutdown: Kevin McCarthy scrambling for last-minute deal
The House Speaker is running out of time to break the impasse before government funding expires this weekend.
IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US | naked capitalism
IM Doc has been e-mailing with reports of what he sees as the increasing moral and literal breakdown of the practice of medicine in the US. The latter is the…
Most National Parks Will Close in a Shutdown, Federal Officials Say
The majority of the country’s national parks will close and be made off-limits to the public if the federal government shuts down, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced on…
With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand
When Representative Kevin McCarthy was short the votes he needed to become speaker in January, he didn’t browbeat his far-right Republican detractors or threaten retribution. Instead, he granted them major…
A Shutdown Is Looming. What Comes Next?
The White House has begun advising federal agencies to prepare for a government shutdown as Republican lawmakers have shown no signs of progress in negotiations to keep the government funded…
A Government Shutdown Looms
Two basic facts are central to understanding why the federal government may shut down on Sunday morning: First, the House Republican caucus contains about 20 hard-right members who sometimes support…
Vulnerable Republicans Try to Head Off Blame for Shutdown
Days before an all-but-certain government shutdown instigated by hard-right Republicans in Washington, Elizabeth Catalino arrived at a Hudson Valley high school looking for answers from her own G.O.P. congressman, Representative…
Senate Reaches Spending Deal to Head Off Government Shutdown
Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on Tuesday on a stopgap spending plan that would head off a government shutdown on Sunday while providing billions in disaster relief and aid…
Emotional Lahaina family returns to burnt-down home
‘It’s going to break our family apart,’ a resident said seeing the damage for the first time.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s job on the line as shutdown looms
With just days to go before a government shutdown, Speaker McCarthy has a choice to make.