Of thousands of federal employees are sent home without pay. We can speak now to our north america correspondent, sean dilley, who has the latest. From what ive just read, things have moved on somewhat. The house has voted for this stopgap bill, its still to go to the senate and its still to go to the senate and its not really the main event, isnt it . , its not really the main event, isnt it . 3 , its not really the main event, isnt it . , ,. , isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in washington, isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting| stuff here in washington, dc, isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in washington, dc, its right out of the pages of a netflix house of cards episode. 90 against, this is really, really interesting because it doesnt include any new funding for ukraine. It does continue with other aid funding and the notion that it will keep the government running until the midd
By Armenian Separatists for decades, but its internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Live now to ketevan khachidze, the chief executive of care causcasus. Thank you forjoining us. I understand you have been near the border and spoken to people who crossed over the border. What are those people telling you . What are some of the stories you have heard in the past few days . In the past few days . Thanks for invitin in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They engulfed in the past few days . Thanks for inviting me. They engulfed a in the past few days . Thanks for i inviting me. They engulfed a sma
When the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlocks. Not unheard of. The government shut down six times since 1990. And when they happen, they can last for a short time, even days. But theres usually a very clear reason why. Last time, for example, the government shut down in 2018. It was 35 days that those services were stopped. And this was because of a very clear disagreement about Donald Trumps wish to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, similarly, very clear Policy Disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bamacare. This time, though, the reasons are far less clear. The republican speaker, Kevin Mccarthy, says that he thinks the Biggest Issue is president biden s wish to send more money to ukraine. But he said a short term deal probably could have been done before now in exchange for stronger Border Protections on the south of the country
Shutdown. So we are keeping a close eye on everything that is happening there. Lets take a look now at what House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy had to sayjust after the bill was passed. Just moments ago on the house floor, we passed by overwhelming numbers the ability to keep government open for the next six weeks. Youve got to understand why we are here. The senate has produced not one Appropriation Bill through the floor. The house . More than 70 . Discretionary spending has now passed. I do not believe our troops need to be punished for us not getting the work done. So i ask congress will stay in session the next two weeks, continue to work to get this done. The bill keeps the governments funding at 2023 levels, but only for now, it also freezes the us s aid to ukraine. Democrats had originally tried to plug this gap with a 6 Billion Dollar aid package, but that measure was removed from the resolution in order to secure the votes needed to pass it all of this only lasts for 45 days, so the