Congress races to avert shutdown amid conservative anger
The heavy responsibility comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) weathers growing anger at a news conference over his handling of spending issues as Congress rushes to fund the government before Friday's deadline for a partial shutdown. It is inevitable that it will become even heavier. The crazy move comes after Congressional leaders struck a […]
Congressional leaders reach deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional leaders reached a deal to avert a government shutdown next week, settling on a two-phase stopgap bill that would keep the lights on in Washington through March, according to three people familiar with the proposal. Under the agreement, the government's new funding deadlines are March 1 and March 7. The agreement comes ahead of […]
Speaker Johnson rolls out long-elusive deal to avert shutdown as border compromise takes shape
With about 12 days left until the first half of a partial government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a deal to keep the lights on. Mr. Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced a deal for a maximum discretionary budget of $1.59 trillion, hovering around the figure set in last year's debt ceiling deal, but mostly meeting Democratic […]