The House is scheduled to vote on a short-term budget deal Thursday afternoon, but the latest count shows that House GOP leaders don't have enough votes. Now, President Trump has thrown a wrench into Speaker Ryan's bargaining power, tweeting that the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) shouldn't be included in a short-term plan.
Reason Magazine Editor-at-Large Matt Welch explains why a government shutdown "may happen by accident." Since it's been almost five years since the last shutdown, Welch says politicians may have forgotten how much Americans hate it when the government comes to a halt.
If Republican leaders can't get enough votes for the short-term budget deal, then Congress will only have 24 hours to put another deal together. The last time the government shut down was October 2013.
The Supreme Court says it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.
A Congressional oversight committee has opened an investigation into the safety of an Osprey aircraft, weeks after a deadly crash off the coast of Japan that killed eight airmen.
Cuba announced tough economic measures for 2024 with increased prices for fuel and essential services.
Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron Desantis says that he thinks the Republican primary would be different if former president Donald Trump wasn't indicted.
Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit.
The top military officer in the United States met with his Chinese counterpart for the first time in over a year.
A judge ordered former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani immediately to start paying the judgment against him for the former Georgia election workers that he defamed.
Lawyers for former president Donald Trump requested that the Supreme Court avoid taking on an appeal about whether Trump has immunity for his actions challenging the 2020 election results.
President Joe Biden said there's no question former President Donald Trump supported an insurrection but wouldn't give an opinion on Colorado banning Trump from the ballot.
Hamas says it will not negotiate for the release of any additional hostages until Israel's operation in Gaza ends.
