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Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December
Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election.
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Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement
House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.
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Is ‘Judge Judy' on the Supreme Court? Colleges fill gaps in civics knowledge
Surveys show that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government. One found that 10% of college graduates think TV’s “Judge Judy” serves on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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USPS ending discounts for shipping consolidators that tap into its vast delivery network
The U.S. Postal Service is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps, in a move meant to help the Postal Service slow losses but that could see the higher costs passed on to consumers. The changes announced Wednesday affect nearly 2 billion packages each year that consolidators send through...
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USPS proposes changes to delivery time to save $3 billion per year: ‘Recipe for a death spiral'
The U.S. Postal Service hopes to save $3 billion a year through a series of changes reflecting greater reliance on streamlined regional networks.
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Senate struggles to wrap up $1.2 trillion funding package as partial shutdown deadline nears
The Senate bogged down Friday evening on a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, increasing the prospects that funding for some key federal agencies could lapse and initiate a partial government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
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Multiple state capitols evacuated after bomb threats
Several state capitols received bomb threats that led to evacuations or lockdowns Wednesday morning.
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A government shutdown may close national parks, but some states plan to pay to keep them open
Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide.
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Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back'
State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments.
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White House preparing for government shutdown, disruption of federal services
The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services.
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Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible. The Republican speaker is working furiously to convince his colleagues to come together to pass a conservative bill to keep the federal government open. But it has little chance of actually preventing a federal shutdown. Whatever Republicans come up with in the House is expected to be rejected...
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Moscow court extends detainment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
The court ruled that Gershkovich, who has been detained since March, must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end of November.
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Former OPM Employee Pleads Guilty to Steering Millions in Contracts to Family-Connected Firms
Former OPM employee Sheron Spann will be sentenced Sept. 21 for steering information technology contracts to a company her husband co-founded.
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Here's When the Government's Bills Are Due as U.S. Tries to Avoid Default
The Bipartisan Policy Center modeled the Treasury Department’s cash flow, noting what day bills are paid as the U.S. tries to raise the debt ceiling.
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At Least 80 Calls to National Archives Since 2010 About Mishandling Classified Information
The National Archives has been called more than 80 times in the past decade-plus about classified materials found in the papers of former members of Congress and other U.S. officials. That tally cited in newly released congressional testimony underscores the weaknesses in how the government tracks and safeguards its most important secrets. Archives officials said most of the calls came...
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Why the US Government, the Country's Largest Employer, Wants to Ban the Salary History Question
Research shows women earn more when they don’t have to disclose their previous pay in job interviews.
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Proposed Rule Would Require US Govt. Approval for Foreign Purchase of Land Near Military Bases
The new rule would affect eight military bases, including three that are tied to the B-21 Raider, the nation’s future stealth bomber.
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New Bipartisan Bill Would Let the US Mint Alter the Metal Content of Coins to Save Money
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan will introduce a new bill that would cut the soaring cost of minting America’s coins.