The nation is on the brink of a governmental shutdown unless lawmakers can find common ground on a new fiscal budget.

But the clock is ticking for lawmakers to strike a deal before an October 1 deadline. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says...

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said he would give lawmakers ample time to return to the nation's capital for a vote.

Due to the crunched time, lawmakers could pass a short-term funding bill before a government shutdown on October 1.