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House Republicans reach new plan to avoid government shutdown after back-to-back defeats

House Republican negotiators reached a tentative deal late Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, people told Fox News Digital. Two people familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital that the deal includes a short-term extension of this year's federal funding levels, disaster relief funds and agricultural aid for farmers, but is divided into […]

Mike Johnson Attempts Plan C to Avert Government Shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced further plans Friday to avert a government shutdown. “Yes, yes, we have a plan. We're planning to vote this morning, so stay tuned everyone. We have a plan,” Johnson said. said as he entered the Capitol on Friday morning. If Congress fails to pass a spending bill by Friday, […]

Dusty Johnson: Would be 'exceptionally stupid' to not fund government

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R.D.) told House members they had until midnight Friday to decide on year-end spending after House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) Plan B deal failed the night before. encouraged them to reach an agreement. “Everyone around here always says, 'Oh, woe is me.' …The reality is, we need to get this done. If […]

Trump Open to Government Shutdown Under Biden’s Watch

President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that President Joe Biden will be responsible for a government shutdown if Democratic lawmakers refuse to accept the Republican funding bill. “If there is to be a government shutdown, it should start now under the Biden administration, not under the 'Trump' administration after January 20th,” he posted on Truth Social […]

Some House Republicans privately furious at Musk, Ramaswamy after government shutdown talks implode

Some House Republicans are privately furious after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were involved in Congressional discussions on government funding and led attacks to block a bipartisan agreement. Several Republicans, who were granted anonymity to speak freely about the sensitive situation, were either unhappy with the men's involvement or believed it exacerbated long-standing weaknesses within […]

The drone mystery: What does the government really know?

The United States has seen an unprecedented increase in unidentified drones flying at night, and no one seems to know their purpose or where they're coming from. And the government's apparent lack of knowledge has led to some interesting theories. “This guy got this nuke,” Keith Marinak of 'Pat Gray Unleashed' said while describing a […]

Shutting Down the Government Costs the Economy Almost Nothing

There's no reason to fear a shutdown With the funding authorization set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, the U.S. economy will hardly notice if the federal government has to shut down. of Five weeks of closure starting at the end of 2018 The government shutdown, which was extended until January 2019, […]