government shutdown

Washington, D.C.—Top leaders in both chambers of Congress insisted they wanted to keep federal agencies funded even as they seemed to be running out of time to avoid a weekend… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule to restore the authority granted to states, territories and tribes to protect water resources under the Clean Water Act… Read More

The deadline for Congress passing either a spending bill or at least a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government is September 30. This time the holdup is deep divisions… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Congress adjourned for its annual August break, leaving the heavy lifting on government funding until they get back after Labor Day. House Republican leaders managed to push only one… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Senate easily approved a procedural motion to proceed to another stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded through March 11. Passed by a vote of 65 to 30,… Read More

Washington, D.C.—With only hours to spare, the Senate passed a stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown and keep federal agencies up and running through December 3. Approved by a… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Congressional Democratic leaders pivoted from corralling their own members into supporting two infrastructure packages worth trillions of dollars to playing a game of political chicken with Republicans over keeping the government… Read More

The two top stories of 2019 were both carry-overs from 2018. A cascading series of devastating spring floods affected every river system. Dozens of flood records were set or broken,… Read More