House Fails To Pass Six-Month Government Funding Bill

People walk across the East Front of the U.S. Capitol as night falls in Washington, DC on December 17, 2019. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) By OAN Staff Member Sofia FloresWednesday, September 18, 2024 5:39 PM The House failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill that would maintain current levels of funding through March […]

House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson’s funding bill

A diverse House Republican caucus on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) budget plan, dealing an embarrassing blow to GOP leadership and undermining a strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Fourteen Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the spending plan, which combined a six-month stopgap measure with […]

Fox News Politics: Kamala’s House Calls

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House awards Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal in history-making vote

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King, marking the first time that an individual female athlete will receive the nation's highest civilian honor. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (R-NY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-VA) and Kyrsten Sinema (Independent-AZ) introduced the bill last […]

Watch live: House Republican leaders give remarks amid spending battle

House Republican leaders are expected to make the remarks Wednesday after meeting privately as part of the party's efforts to avert a government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told The Hill that the decision to change the date for the partisan spending plan vote means Congress doesn't appear to be any closer to passing […]