Congress unveils bill to stave off government shutdown, drawing eye-rolls from GOP
They want to avoid a pre-Christmas nightmare. Congressional leaders on Friday night withdrew a document late Tuesday calling for legislation to avert a looming government shutdown and keep the lights on in government through March 14, 2025 at current spending levels. In keeping with Congress' Christmas tradition of scrambles in late December, the 1,547-page continuing […]
Congress unveils bill to avert Friday government shutdown with over $100B in disaster aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled plans to avoid a partial government shutdown before Friday's federal funding deadline. House Republicans released a 1,547-page document on a short-term extension of government funding levels for fiscal year 2024 (FY) to give lawmakers more time to agree on funding for the remainder of fiscal year 2025. This is the second […]
Congress strikes deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan agreement to continue funding the government past the looming Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline. Laws enacted by leadership On Tuesday, it extended Friday's funding deadline until March 14, giving the incoming Congress and the next president (the first Republican trifecta since 2017) a chance to decide how to fund […]
Lawmakers struggle to reach deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement to keep the government's lights on after Dec. 20. Continuing resolution (CR) language for the government's funding package was expected to be announced on Sunday ahead of the impending shutdown deadline. But economic support for farmers emerged as an apparent last-minute impasse, with lawmakers unable to release […]
Sunday shows preview: Drones capture national attention; Congress works to avert shutdown
A number of drone sightings have made headlines this week in New Jersey and across the country as Congress scrambles to avoid a Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline. Democrats have been searching for answers since Republicans secured a trifecta after Election Day, with some criticizing the party's messaging around table issues such as inflation, wages […]
Live updates: Drone sightings raise lawmakers' eyebrows; Shutdown deadline looms
As President-elect Trump continues to make his case to senators on Capitol Hill Thursday, lawmakers are rushing to pass legislation to keep the lights on in the government ahead of a Dec. 20 deadline for a government shutdown. While a complete government shutdown is unlikely, there is much work to be done by member states […]
Latest ChatGPT Model Deceives Testers, Resists Shutdown Attempts
OpenAI's latest ChatGPT-01 model was found to be vulnerable to issues during safety testing, including using deception to avoid shutdowns and replicating proprietary code to another server to ensure survival. showed some behavior. of international business time report State-of-the-art ChatGPT-01 inference model exhibits disconcerting behavior in safety experiment jointly conducted by OpenAI and Apollo Research, […]
Congress races toward fast-approaching government shutdown deadline
Congress has just 10 days until government funding runs out, but lawmakers have not struck a deal to keep the lights on over the holidays. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect the government to keep businesses open past the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline. But negotiators are leaving colleagues guessing how that will be […]
Schumer Confirms Bipartisan Negotiations ‘On Track’ To Prevent Pre-Christmas Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer acknowledged Monday that bipartisan talks aimed at preventing this month's government shutdown are “on the right track.” Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer said the bill, which has bipartisan support and could pass both chambers of Congress, shows progress toward averting a government shutdown, but includes “divisive” provisions. I warned […]
Elon Musk Demands Shutdown Of Consumer Bureau
Elon Musk called for a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on social media Wednesday. Musk is spearheading President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. in post On X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said the CFPB should be disbanded, arguing that the regulator overseeing potential future payments […]