‘President Musk!’ Democratic congresswoman unleashes rant on House floor over funding bill failure
Democratic U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut went on a headline-grabbing rant Thursday on the House floor over the rejection of a government-sustaining funding bill, specifically targeting X CEO Elon Musk. “And you know what? They got scared because President Musk told them, 'Stop it! Stop it! Shut down the government!'” DeLauro shouted on the […]
‘Shame on’ White House Aides, Dems Who Hid Biden’s Decline
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Friday on Fox News Channel's “America Report” that Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for participating in covering up President Joe Biden's mental decline. Presenter Sandra Smith said: “As you said, people around him said he was full of life, so we could barely keep up with him and he […]
US House passes funding proposal without Trump’s demand to raise debt limit | US politics
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill Friday night, hours before the U.S. government shutdown, and a bill that would drop President Donald Trump's demand to raise the debt ceiling. The bill, which passed 366-34, authorizes three months of government funding and will be sent to the Senate, where it is expected to […]
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 […]
‘You want to be speaker of the House?’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson joked after Elon Musk helped stall a major government spending bill Thursday, resulting in a streamlined bill passed Friday night after two days of deliberation. He said he asked if he wanted to take over his job. A heated argument. After the House overwhelmingly passed the final version, Johnson […]
Here’s what’s different in the new spending legislation approved by the House
House members voted Friday to approve a newly negotiated spending bill. The bill contained many of the same elements as the previous bill, but did not include the debt covenants that had upset many within the party. Republican leaders shared the document late Friday, shortly before lawmakers approved the spending bill 366-34. Lawmakers were scrambling […]
House Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Keep Government Open As Shutdown Nears
House members overwhelmingly supported House Speaker Mike Johnson's stopgap spending. invoice Friday night, funding the government through March 2025 to provide disaster relief to hurricane victims. of the bill aisle It was a sigh of relief for House Republican leaders, who were unable to secure enough support to pass a stopgap spending bill Thursday that […]
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 […]
House Votes To Avert Govt Shutdown, Senate Set To Vote
October 20, 2023, House of Representatives in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Sophia Flores3:45pm – Friday, December 20, 2024 The House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill in the latest effort to avert a government shutdown. advertisement On Friday, the bill passed the House by a vote of 366-34. The […]