Gingrich backs Johnson over ‘destructive’ House Republicans after funding debacle
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for the way he handles his role as the top Republican in the House, saying after a roller coaster few days, the Narrowly avoided a shutdown. “Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is doing an extraordinary job. Let me tell you, I've been […]
Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts
A bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers is calling on House negotiators to keep funding flowing to a visa program for Afghans fleeing the takeover of their country by the Taliban. Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) sent a letter to House appropriations leaders continuing negotiations on remaining federal funding for fiscal year 2025. […]
California Democrats urge feds to approve high-speed rail funding before DOGE nixes ‘boondoggle’
Several leading California Democrats are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a request for $536 million in federal funding to help advance the state's long-awaited high-speed rail network. This funding would come from funds already generally allocated to “federal-state partnerships.”[s] Intercity passenger rail subsidies were obtained through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act of 2021 […]
WNBA Star Trashes Elon Musk, Billionaires After Funding Bill Passes
WNBA star Natasha Cloud, who plays guard for the Phoenix Mercury, took aim at billionaires like Elon Musk after the government funding bill passed, avoiding a pre-Christmas shutdown. As Breitbart News reported all week, the spending bill, written under Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, has been criticized by conservatives for containing more than a dozen […]
WNBA star takes aim at Elon Musk, rips billionaires after funding bill gets passed
Phoenix Mercury security guard Natasha Cloud attacked Elon Musk and other billionaires in a social media post Sunday after the passage of a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. Musk and President-elect Donald Trump led a conservative revolt against the original plan to avoid a partial shutdown, a bipartisan agreement that resulted from […]
Why Big Tech is funding Trump's inauguration
Significant donations from technology companies and leaders to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund signal a shift in relations between Silicon Valley and the incoming leader after past tensions. Inauguration donations by corporations are nothing new, but observers say this cash, along with the Mar-a-Lago meeting, is a sign that some big tech companies are trying to […]
Fire unions livid as funding for 9/11 health fund excluded from federal budget, funds in jeopardy
Firefighter unions and fire advocacy groups have accused Congress of failing to secure funding for medical programs for 9/11 victims, despite an agreement to keep the government open. Budget negotiations in Congress resulted in a failure to fund the WTC healthcare program. The program will provide financial assistance to 125,000 people who became ill several […]
Joe Biden ‘Largely Absent’ from Congressional Funding Negotiations
President Joe Biden and the White House were “largely absent” from government funding negotiations in Congress this week, according to reports. hillquoted statement From political strategists and legislators. As President-elect Donald Trump and his camp assembled Biden and administration officials have remained largely silent on the resolution, which is being discussed with Republicans in Congress […]
Joe Biden signs bipartisan funding bill to keep government open
President Biden signed a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through March, leaving thorny questions about the nation's finances to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. The bloated, 1,500-page funding proposal exploded earlier this week, with Trump and his ally Elon Musk demanding that it be simplified. The parties were able to put […]
Lawmakers react to stopgap funding and averting government shutdown
Lawmakers are speaking out during a chaotic week on Capitol Hill as Congress scrambles to pass emergency legislation past the 11th hour to avert a government shutdown. The White House announced that President Biden signed a 118-page bill on Saturday extending government funding through March. The bill would provide more than $100 billion in disaster […]