Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote
The House looks set to go leaderless for at least a week, as multiple Republicans say they plan to meet on Oct 10 to discuss possible successors.
US House passes bipartisan bill to avoid govt shutdown
Time remains short to avoid the federal government's fourth partial shutdown in a decade.
US govt shutdown imminent as Republicans reject own funding bill
The shutdown would be the fourth in a decade and just four months after a similar standoff brought the federal government within days of defaulting on its US$31 trillion debt.
Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans
The divergent paths of the two chambers appeared to increase the odds that federal agencies will run out of money on Sunday.
US Senate bill to fund govt clears procedural hurdle as shutdown looms
The cuts that hardliners are pushing for only account for a fraction of the total US budget, which will come to US$6.4 trillion for this fiscal year.
US House to press forward with spending cuts despite shutdown risk
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed and a wide range of services will be suspended if Congress does not provide funding for the new fiscal year that starts Oct 1.
Moody's warns US govt shutdown bad for country's credit
US government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct 1.
Trump urges govt shutdown in unlikely bid to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are at odds over how to proceed with spending legislation, which must be passed to avert an Oct 1 shutdown.
Deal averting US default clears first hurdle
Lawmakers have until Monday next week to green-light an agreement between Republicans and Democrats to allow more borrowing and ensure the country doesn't miss loan repayments.
US Senate moves toward ending 'forever war' authorisations
This legislation would repeal two authorisations for past wars in Iraq.
After angry scenes, divided US Republicans name House speaker
The fractious 2023 contest required more rounds of voting than any speaker election since the Civil War in the 1860s.
US in crisis amid once-in-a-century political standoff
No House business can take place without its presiding officer in place.
