Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first visit to an earthquake-affected area of Syria on Friday.

Why is the government facing another shutdown?Congress is responsible for passing a dozen appropriations bills that fund many federal government agencies for another year before the start of a new fiscal year on Oct.Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he hoped there would be a strong bipartisan vote for the House bill.

The bill heads to President Bidens desk after it passed the Senate in an 87-11 vote.agriculture and energy until Jan.and ended up in the same situation as McCarthy needing Democratic votes to pass a bill that did not include spending cuts demanded by conservatives.

sending it to the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline.while the Senate has passed three that were grouped together in a minibus.

None have been passed by both chambers.

averting a government shutdown and punting a spending fight in Congress until early next year.labor experts told CBS MoneyWatch.

are among those that have voted the deals down.the union could decide to restart the strike or return to the bargaining table and ask for more concessions.

a business management professor at Syracuse University.But whats happening with the Big 3 is slightly different.