Senate sends stopgap spending deal to avert shutdown to Biden's desk
The Senate passed a stopgap funding measure early Saturday morning, averting a government shutdown that would lead to the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, ending a tumultuous week in Congress. Senators passed a continuing resolution that would extend funding at current levels through March 14, provide more than $100 billion in disaster […]
Watch live: Senate to vote on funding deal ahead of shutdown deadline
The Senate is scheduled to vote Friday night ahead of a midnight deadline on a temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown. The House voted 366-34-1 in support of the bill early Friday evening, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought the bill to the floor under an immediate suspension […]
Women’s World Cup heads to Netflix in FIFA streaming deal
FIFA has signed a U.S. broadcast deal with Netflix for the 2027 Women's World Cup, as well as the 2031 tournament to be broadcast in the United States. The deal announced on Friday is the most significant agreement FIFA has ever signed with a major tournament streaming service. International women's soccer competitions are struggling to […]
US government shutdown: Congress scrambles to agree funding deal before deadline – live updates | Donald Trump
US government shutdown looms as House rejects funding bill Good morning, U.S. Politics readers. The U.S. government faces an imminent shutdown after the House of Representatives rejected a bill late Thursday that would have agreed to a temporary funding deal just before a key deadline. The House of Representatives voted 174-235 to approve pro-Trump policy […]
‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ star Amy Slaton pleads guilty to ‘simple possession,’ signs plea deal
Amy Slaton reportedly took a plea deal for “simple possession” after her arrest at a Tennessee zoo in September. The '1000 Pound Sisters' star's plea deal was filed Thursday in Crockett County, Tennessee court. Us Weekly reported. The 37-year-old will not have to serve any jail time, but was reportedly ordered to serve two years […]
Spending Deal Goes Down in Flames as House Republicans Confront Difficult Questions
House Republicans are going back to square one after the deal negotiated on Thursday failed decisively just hours later. The deal, the result of daylong negotiations between various ideological wings of the House Republican Conference and President-elect Donald Trump's team, failed 174-236 with one person present and 20 absent. . An astonishing 38 Republicans voted […]
Bill Clinton’s Memoir Attacks Peter Schweizer, Tries to Spin Hillary’s Russian Uranium Deal
Bill and Hillary Clinton were once masters of the “dark arts” of politics, making history and making their fortunes by running global philanthropic foundations. Their skill even had a name: “Clinton Blur”. Former President Bill Clinton has been out of office for a long time, but he's back at it again. “The news for GAI […]
House Republicans Strike Spending Deal After Trump Steps In House Republicans Strike Spending Deal After Trump Steps In
Just 24 hours after the deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) collapsed, President-elect Donald Trump stepped in to offer a possible path averting a government shutdown. Republicans from across the caucus's ideological spectrum shuffled through the hallways of the Capitol, mostly between the speaker's office and the office of Majority Whip Tom Emmer […]
‘Hell no’: House Dems erupt over GOP spending deal
House Democrats are balking at the latest spending plan released Thursday by Speaker Mike Johnson. “Musk-Johnson's proposal is not serious, it's ridiculous. Extreme MAGA Republicans are forcing us into a government shutdown,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Representative Richard Neal, D-Mass., suggested that Democratic leaders would whip their members to vote “no” on the […]
Carolina senators threaten to vote against funding deal without disaster money
Sen. Thom Tillis (RN.C.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) on Thursday announced plans for the government that does not include disaster relief for victims of hurricanes Helen and Milton, which hit their states. He threatened to vote against the financial aid package. Republican lawmakers issued a warning after President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. […]