Oversight
Budget deal faces one last hurdle
Lawmakers still have to formally vote on handshake agreement reached at midnight Friday to fund agencies for the rest of fiscal 2011.
Oversight
Under OMB order, agencies stayed open despite late House vote
Memo was designed to make sure agencies didn't begin shutting down at midnight.
Oversight
Done deal: Congress, White House keep government open
Negotiators reach last-minute agreement on funding deal for rest of fiscal 2011.
Defense
Shutdown could spell trouble for contractors
Contracts not related to exempt activities or funded through annual appropriations could be halted.
Oversight
Nuclear agency expected to stay open during any government shutdown
Contractors and federal employees would continue to work, Energy Department says.
Oversight
Muted abortion response speaks volumes about budget talks
The GOP reaction suggested a shrugging acceptance of one more round of talking points before the final brokering.
Oversight
Cantor says short-term funding bill likely needed after any deal
House majority leader says 'bridge' is a possibility to keep government from shutting down.
Oversight
Would you have been furloughed?
Federal employees sent updates Friday on their status and that of other employees in their agencies.
Oversight
Where the cuts would have come: agency-by-agency furlough counts
Estimates show large numbers of employees would not have been permitted to work if government had shut down.
Oversight
Brink of a shutdown: How did it get to this point?
Those Americans who disdain government in the abstract are about to have their contempt put to the test.
Oversight
Political insiders view shutdown as likely
As of Thursday afternoon, Capitol Hill operatives think both sides still had reason to hold their ground.
Oversight
Four budget developments you need to know
Some of the key differences between the parties involved in discussions.
Oversight
Senate approves $5 billion in cuts to overlapping programs
Amendment would consolidate or eliminate duplicative government functions.
Oversight
USDA unveils details of shutdown plan
Most employees would be furloughed, but meat, poultry and egg inspection services would continue.
Oversight
Union: Employees work without pay, or risk jobs
Pressure on excepted personnel to work without guarantee of pay violates Anti-Deficiency Act, labor leader says.
Oversight
Reid expects shutdown, constituents say; White House announces new meeting
Reid, Boehner to meet with Obama at 1 p.m. for second meeting in 18 hours.
Oversight
Frustrated Obama calls leaders back to White House
Meeting is the latest effort to avert a government shutdown.
Oversight
Hundreds of thousands of feds face furloughs
Senior administration official says about 800,000 employees could be furloughed during a government shutdown.
Oversight