With government funding set to partially expire on Friday, House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement to prevent a shutdown. In a joint statement, congressional leaders of both parties confirmed that the House and the Senate would vote this week on a short-term funding bill to allow lawmakers more […]
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WASHINGTON — Congress is running out of time to keep the government open, with senators in both parties warning that they will likely need to pass another short-term funding bill to prevent a partial shutdown this weekend. “We’ve just had obstacles every step of the way,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, […]
Biden to meet with congressional leaders as government shutdown looms once again Good morning, US politics blog readers. We find ourselves at a familiar place: a government shutdown is looming, and a Congress riven with divisions over how to spend Washington’s money is struggling to pass legislation to head it […]
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday night unveiled his plan to avert a partial government shutdown next week, telling Republicans on a conference call that the House would vote on four separate appropriations bills and may need a stopgap funding bill to buy lawmakers more time, according to two […]
Republican FCC Commission Brendan Carr said the agency should investigate Apple over its move to block the “Beeper Mini” app that allowed Android users to access iMessage. Carr – a frequent critic of Apple and other Big Tech firms – expressed concern that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company had violated the […]
An ocean current that flows from the tropics to the North Atlantic has a big influence on Europe’s climate Jens Carsten Rosemann Is there a serious risk of the Atlantic current that warms Europe slowing to a halt as the planet heats up? Yes, according to the most detailed computer […]
UK homes that use satellite signals to get their fix of TV have limited time to get help after the recent closure of a number of popular BBC channels. All Standard Definition (SD) services were shut down last month to free up some much-needed space. That won’t affect those with […]
Image: Bushiroad / Kotaku / Cast of Thousands (Shutterstock) Today, Bushiroad International announced the global release date for Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live via Twitter. That same post announcing the news also revealed that the game will be shutting down in just a few months in what […]