Senate sends bill to avert government shutdown to Biden's desk
Senators on Wednesday passed a short-term budget extension bill that would keep the government running through mid-December and avert a pre-election shutdown just days before the deadline at the end of the month. The Senate voted 78-18 to pass a stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government's budget at […]
House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-month government funding bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to the Senate for debate. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 341-82 to fund the government at current levels through Dec. 20. The Senate is expected to […]
Congress has one more week in session to avert a government shutdown
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Vote On Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks to the media after voting on a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 18, 2024. (Photo by Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiSunday, September 22, 2024 3:49 PM House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House will vote on a three-month […]
What made the cut in Congress’s plan to avert a shutdown — and what didn't
Congressional leaders agreed to postpone the fight over funding until spring 2025 and keep the government going past the looming Sept. 30 deadline after an earlier attempt to attach a citizenship-certified voting bill backed by President Trump failed. The House is expected to take up the bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), as […]
Speaker Johnson unveils second plan to avert shutdown, heeds to key Dem demand
House Republican leaders on Sunday unveiled a second plan to avert a government shutdown, opting to remove key provisions of the first plan that Democrats strongly opposed. of House Republican Leadership's New Plan It would postpone any fight over the government's budget until after the presidential election, just before Congress goes on its Christmas recess, […]
Johnson rolls out plan B to avert government shutdown
House Republican leaders announced a plan Sunday to keep the government funded for three months after an initial attempt by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown failed due to GOP opposition. Continuing Resolution (CR)As a result of bipartisan negotiations in the House and Senate, a bill was passed to keep the […]
Fed slashes interest rates by half a percentage point in bid to avert slowdown
The Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage point, at the top end of Wall Street expectations, saying a shaky job market poses a bigger risk to the economy than inflation. But Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said economic observers should not assume the half-point cut represents “a new pace of further […]
NY Times tech union’s bizarre demands to avert strike include four-day work week, ban on scents in break rooms
Workers in the New York Times technology union are reportedly threatening to strike on Election Day with a bizarre list of demands that include pet bereavement leave, a four-day work week and even a ban on air fresheners in break rooms. The Times Tech Guild's long list of demands during two years of marathon contract […]
House GOP plan to avert government shutdown on life support as Johnson delays vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, was forced to postpone a House vote on a plan to avert a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after the bill was put on life support by defections from Republican lawmakers within days of being introduced. “There will be no vote today,” Johnson told reporters on the bill, known as […]