Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

Recommended Reading / September 9th, 2023 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2023. And in that time, it will need to enact all 12 appropriation bills to ensure that government agencies and departments have funding to keep programs going – or face a potential government shutdown.
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Government Shutdown, Congress, Federal Budget

Congress Just Reached Two Major Agreements by Overwhelming Margins. How Well Did News Outlets Cover the Stories?

Bias / January 4th, 2021 / By James Coan

Congress agreed to two major pieces of legislation by overwhelming margins in the past few weeks. On December 21, it passed a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill, which also included temporary funding for other government operations. It then overrode a veto from President Donald...
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United News Roundup, Media Bias, National Defense, Federal Budget, Coronavirus Stimulus, Coronavirus, US Congress

Story of the Week: Congress, Trump Unite to Pass $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus

Story of the Week / March 25th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Updated 3/27/2020 at 4:54 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law Friday afternoon, aimed at stabilizing the economy and American life amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...
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Story Of The Week, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Federal Budget, Coronavirus