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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought (C), with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and US Vice President JD Vance, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune hold the House passed continuing resolution as he delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

US Vice President JD Vance (R), with Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (C), delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought (C), with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and US Vice President JD Vance, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, with US Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

US Vice President JD Vance, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, with Vice President JD Vance, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries deliver remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

US Vice President JD Vance, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

US Vice President JD Vance, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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US President Trump meets with congressional leaders to try and avert a government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers remarks to the news media following a meeting of Congressional leadership with President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. The bicameral bipartisan leaders met with President Trump to negotiate the terms of an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) walks to the House chamber before the House takes up the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if passed through the House and Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) walks to the House chamber before the House takes up the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if passed through the House and Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) walks to the House chamber before the House takes up the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if passed through the House and Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) leaves a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Johnson Holds A Press Conference - Washington

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) holds a press conference following the passing of the CR funding bill in the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The short-term funding bill will avert a government shutdown if it passes through the Senate. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East

STORY: UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for immediate action to avert a crisis in the Middle East. The top UN official made the remarks at the Security Council's quarterly open debate on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "The Middle East is on a precipice. Recent days have seen a perilous escalation - in words and deeds. One miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake, could lead to the unthinkable -- a full-scale regional conflict that would be devastating f

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-QUARTERLY OPEN DEBATE-MIDDLE EAST

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, front) speaks at the Security Council's quarterly open debate on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question," at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. Guterres on Thursday called for immediate action to avert a crisis in the Middle East. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-QUARTERLY OPEN DEBATE-MIDDLE EAST

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Security Council holds its quarterly open debate on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question," at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for immediate action to avert a crisis in the Middle East. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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U.S. Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown one day ahead of deadline

STORY: U.S. Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown one day ahead of deadline SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. STORYLINE: U.S. Congress on Thursday passed another stopgap funding bill to extend government funding to avert a partial shutdown, just one day ahead of the Friday deadline. The Senate voted 77-13 Thursday night to approve the bill, which cleared the House by a vote of 320-99 earlier in the day, sending the measure to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The passage of the bill came just one day after congressional leaders announced that Democratic and Republican parties had agreed to fund certain government sectors and decided to prolong the existing deadlines of March 1 and March 8 until March 8 and March 22, buying Congress more time to craft annual spending bills. This is the fourth time the U.S. Congress has approved stopgap funding bill to

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U.S. lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown ahead of deadline

STORY: U.S. lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown ahead of deadline SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 and file DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden speaking during the meeting with U.S. Congressional leaders at White House (Feb. 27, 2024) (White House video) 2. various of the U.S. Capitol (Dec. 18, 2023) 3. various of exterior of the White House (Feb. 26, 2024) STORYLINE: U.S. congressional leaders have come to an agreement to prevent a partial government shutdown slated for midnight on Friday, lawmakers said Wednesday. The Democratic and Republican parties have agreed to finance certain government sectors and have decided to prolong the existing deadlines of early March until March 8 and March 22, buying Congress more time to craft annual spending bills. In January, Congress approved a stopgap funding bill that would keep part of government open until March 1 and keep other agencies funded until March 8. "We are in a

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President Biden Departs White House

Marine One carrying US President Joe Biden takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden leaves the office of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden leaves the office of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Departs White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Biden faces the biggest test yet of his ability to avert a wider war in the Middle East following US-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at halting their campaign of attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

STORY: UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric at podium 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 3. various of the press STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked the Security Council to act to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, said his spokesman. In a rare move, Guterres wrote to the president of the Security Council to demand action, invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time since he became UN secretary-general in 2017. Article 99 states, "The Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security." SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General

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Emmanuel Macron Awards Jean Nallit as Grand'croix in the "Legion d'honneur" - Lyon

French President Emmanuel Macron and Lyon's mayor Gérard Collomb during a ceremony to award war resistant Jean Nallit as Grand'croix in the "Legion d'honneur" French order at the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes' prefecture in Lyon, central eastern France, on October 9, 2019, ahead of the two-day conference of Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Macron is to chair the final day of the meeting on October 10, 2019, and meet African heads of state. The fund has asked for $14 billion, an amount it says would help save 16 million lives, avert "234 million infections" and place the world back on track to meet the UN objective of ending the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria within 10 years. Photo by Mathis Boussuge/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronaut Scrubbed From Apollo 13 Dies At 87

Handout file photo October 11,1984 shows five crewmembers are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for Mission STS-51C, scheduled for January of next year. Astronauts Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II (kneeling right) and Loren J. Shriver (kneeling left) are commander and pilot, respectively. Astronauts James F. Buchli (standing center) and Ellison L. Onizuka (right) are mission specialists. Gary E. Payton of the U.S. Air Force, left, is payload specialist. Ken Mattingly, astronaut scrubbed from apollo 13, is dead at 87. He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he helped it avert disaster. Photo by Nasa via ABACAPRESS.COM