Politics Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer. Eric McDaniel
Politics Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear. Claudia Grisales Deirdre Walsh Lexie Schapitl
Politics House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through November 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security. Deirdre Walsh
Politics From California to Capitol Hill, tributes to Dianne Feinstein flood in after her death Leaders in the House and the Senate paused from the race to avert a government shutdown to remember Feinstein, the California Democrat who was longest-serving woman to ever sit in the U.S. Senate. Becky Sullivan
Politics The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government shutdown of the Biden administration. Here's what the chief of staff told NPR about it. Asma Khalid
As a federal government shutdown looms, Washington state officials brace for impact Officials in Washington state and Oregon are scrambling to prepare for a possible shutdown of the federal government. Jeanie Lindsay
Environment Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income. Ximena Bustillo
Politics As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown. Lexie Schapitl Deirdre Walsh
Politics House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again) Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party. Susan Davis
Politics What's At Stake With Trump's Threat: COVID-19 Relief And A Government Shutdown President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Domenico Montanaro
