‘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 […]
Republicans gain control of Minnesota House after judge disqualifies Democrat who failed residency requirement
Minnesota Republican lawmakers celebrate after judge's ruling Disqualification He became a Democratic politician on issues related to residents and ceded control of the state House of Representatives to the Republicans. Democrats and Republicans each held 67 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but Republicans now hold a slim one-seat majority after Democrat Curtis Johnson […]
Watch live: House to vote on plan C to avert looming government shutdown
The House is scheduled to vote on the third version of a spending bill to keep the government shut down at 5 p.m. Friday, hours before the government shutdown deadline. The new proposal reportedly includes government funding through March, in addition to disaster relief and agricultural assistance following days of chaos at the Capitol. “We […]
House Republicans greenlight short-term spending package that will need Dem support — just hours before government is set to shut down
House Republicans struck a third deal this week on a short-term government funding bill, but it needs support from Democrats to pass Congress, preparing for a floor vote hours before the lights at federal agencies go dark at midnight. It's in order. At least 38 House Republicans voted down a similar bill Thursday night, but […]
White House pressed on Biden refusing to speak publicly ahead of shutdown
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday brushed off reporters' questions about President Biden's absence from public appearances as a partial shutdown looms and the battle for government funding continues. Jean-Pierre declined to answer why the president doesn't tell the American people about his position, instead pointing to Republicans like President-elect Trump, House Speaker […]