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U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a stopgap bill that will fund the federal government through early March and avert a partial government shutdown, the White House said on Friday. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure on Thursday, meant to give Congress a few more weeks to approve a US$1.59 trillion...

Both Israel and Hamas are being urged to agree on a new ceasefire proposal which would pause the fighting for 40 days in exchange for the return of up to 33 hostages. The growing pressure on all sides to bring an end to the suffering and hostility, and the mounting pro-Palestinian protests on Canadian campuses....

The United States Congress was able to what almost nobody expected over the weekend: they came together with bipartisan support to avert a shutdown and a potential crisis. But as CBS News’ Skyler Henry reports from Capitol Hill, their work is far from done.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Brittany Rosen has the details.

The clock is ticking and millions of federal workers in America are keeping a close eye on Capitol Hill, where a group of Republicans is holding up a spending bill. U.S. President Joe Biden says he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had already agreed on a spending plan, which included a trillion dollars in spending...

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support, after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners for a partisan bill.

In Washington, a government shutdown was barely averted this morning, but the deal did not include funding for Ukraine and it may cost the Republican House Speaker his job. Brittany Rosen has more from Capitol Hill.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke with CBS’ “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan on Sunday about passing a stopgap funding bill late Saturday and whether the U.S. will be looking at another shutdown in November. When asked about facing a shutdown on Nov. 17, he argued “it comes down to the Senate” and underscored “the...

The U.S. House of Representatives is planning a vote on a short-term spending measure as a government shutdown is now just days away. If Congress doesn’t act quickly, the government could come to a halt as early as Sunday – with far-reaching implications for federal workers and the North American economy.

U.S. House Republicans launched their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, accusing him of being involved in or benefitting from his family’s foreign business dealings. Brittany Rosen looks at how the president’s son, Hunter Biden, is a focus of the hearings, and the skepticism surrounding the case’s legitimacy, as a government shutdown looms over Washington.

In Northwestern British Columbia, the Nisga’a First Nation community celebrated the long-awaited return of a memorial totem pole on Friday, nearly a century after it was taken without permission. Canada’s top soldier is warning of significant impacts ahead for the armed forces, as the federal government looks to slash almost $1 billion in funding from...

After weeks of hinting at it, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday he had directed a panel to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Sean Previl reports on how McCarthy may be making the move as a maneuver to get more support behind a stopgap bill as the federal government faces...

U.S. Congress took a big step toward avoiding a partial federal shutdown on Thursday when the Senate passed a bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will ask the Senate to consider a House-passed bill raising the nation’s debt limit “as early as next week.”

There is still some confusion as to who can open up their patios, after the B.C. government announced a three-week shutdown of all indoor dining and drinking. Richard Zussman reports.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $1.4 trillion spending package on Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown until at least September 2020, which would also increase the tobacco purchasing age to 21, and repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s taxes. It will now go to the Senate.

U.S. lawmakers are facing a looming deadline. They have until midnight Friday to work out a deal to continue funding the government, or there could be a partial government shutdown. It all hinges on one of President Donald Trump’s signature campaign promises – building a wall along the border with Mexico. Ines de La Cuetara...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding measure into law on Friday. It ended a short federal government shutdown after Congress let a midnight deadline slip.

The 1 a.m. vote expected in the U.S. Senate on Monday has been pushed to noon, meaning the government will remain in shutdown mode for now, leaving essential government workers working without pay on Monday as lawmakers hope to reach a deal on day three.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the government through to Feb. 16 to avoid a government shutdown, however the bill must still be approved by the Senate.

White House aide Marc Short conceded during a press conference Friday that Senate Democrats seem likely to force a shutdown of the U.S. federal government as of midnight Friday night.