Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday party rescheduled over gov't shutdown threat

• "We want to make sure we are celebrating regardless of what Congress does," Tony Clark, the site's public affairs director, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• If a shutdown is averted, the library and museum will host the same festivities again on Sunday, per the AJC.

The big picture: Federal functions deemed non-essential will be paused if the divided House does not pass 12 appropriation bills before the end of the month, a prospect that looks increasingly unlikely.

• Congress is nearing the Sept. 30 federal funding deadline with no resolution in sight.

Zoom in: Carter, who has been receiving hospice care since February, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter made a rare public appearance earlier this month in their Georgia hometown for the Plains Peanut Festival.

Go deeper: The history of government shutdowns and how long they last