Congress poised for messy September as McCarthy races to avoid government shutdown
GOP hardliners in the House are eager to play a game of chicken over the end-of-the-month deadline to fund federal agencies, seeking to force the White House and Senate to make a choice: Accept a slew of conservative priorities or risk a debilitating government shutdown.
2023-09-03 19:27
Goldman Sachs: A government shutdown would be 'manageable' for the economy. That's why it's likely to happen
Goldman Sachs is warning clients that Washington is on a collision course with its first government shutdown in five years.
2023-08-22 01:56
Middle Eastern regimes have a history of shutting down the internet. But it's costing them
When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a way of calculating that cost.
2023-07-03 21:54
WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines
WestJet group is planning to wind down low-cost carrier Sunwing Airlines and integrate it into its main business,
2023-06-18 04:55
A 'knockdown' fight: How the House and Senate are plowing ahead to a spending crisis this fall
The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him.
2023-06-15 04:53