Where things stand on government funding fight

Watch CBS News Republican and Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a late afternoon meeting with President Trump sounding no closer to a deal to avoid a government shutdown. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In

What is a government shutdown? Here’s what happens when funding runs out

Washington — Much of the federal government is on the verge of shutting down if Congress does not reach a deal to approve new funding by Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Republicans have proposed extending government funding at current levels until Nov. 21 to allow for members to continue working on full-year appropriations bills. Democrats made

YouTube to pay $22 million for White House ballroom to settle lawsuit from Trump

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump, who sued the video-sharing platform and its chief executive for temporarily suspending Mr. Trump’s account after the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, court papers filed Monday show. The bulk of the money is slated to go to a planned