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The 34 House Republicans who voted against a bill to avert a partial government shutdown

On Friday, more than 30 House Republicans voted against a bill that would avert a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers scrambled to reach a consensus on spending measures ahead of Friday's looming deadline for a partial government shutdown. A 1,547-page bipartisan agreement to extend government funding until March 14 was released Tuesday night, but the proposal […]

MAGA Revolt Slashes Original 1,547 Page Spending Bill to 118

The House bill introduced Friday to avert a government shutdown was cut by 1,359 pages after America First Republicans pushed back against House Speaker Mike Johnson's pork-filled original bill. This reduction in size highlights the failure of Prime Minister Johnson's original plan. That means passing huge spending bills with support from Democrats, bills that lawmakers […]

House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight

The House approved the bill to avert a government shutdown hours before Friday's deadline, sending it to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill. The chamber supported the bill 366-34-1, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought it to the floor under an expedited suspension of the […]

House passes funding bill with just hours until government shutdown

The House passed a bill Friday to avert a partial government shutdown, hours before a midnight federal funding deadline. Lawmakers were scrambling to find a way forward after the original bill was vetoed by President-elect Trump and his allies on Wednesday, and a later Trump-approved bill died in the full House on Thursday. . But […]

Democrat accuses Musk of tanking spending bill over China restrictions

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee says Elon Musk is whitewashing the bipartisan spending bill because it contains provisions that could limit his businesses' ability to operate in China. accused of being in friday's letter Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) told Congressional leaders that Musk is calling for a government shutdown “to protect his […]

Gingrich torches ‘joke’ spending bill, says Trump refused to ‘sell out’ American people

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Republicans should stand firm in negotiations with Democrats over government funding agreements because Americans want change in Washington. “I think everyone misjudged what President Trump won when he introduced this jokey 1,500-page bill,” Gingrich said Friday on “The Faulkner Focus.” spoke. “That was not a standing resolution,” he said […]

Democrats say lines of communication open with GOP on funding, but no bill presented

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-Louisiana) has reopened lines of communication between his office and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown this weekend. The members said that they had informed the party that this had been done. Democrats said Jeffries disclosed the development during a caucus meeting Friday morning. Rep. Gerry […]

Top Senate Dems pour cold water on latest GOP spending bill plans: ‘Ready to stay’ through Christmas

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced that the Senate's top Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., have signed off on an initial stopgap that Republicans rescinded under pressure from billionaire Elon Musk. He made it clear that he would […]