What It Would Take to Avoid a Shutdown
How we arrived at the brink of a government shutdown—and how the power to avert it lies with Kevin McCarthy
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The U.S. government is on the brink of a shutdown, and the deadline for Congress to pass a new spending bill is September 30. I spoke with Russell Berman, who covers politics for The Atlantic, about what led to this moment—and how the power to avoid a shutdown lies with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
