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GOP opposition appears to doom Speaker Johnson's initial plan to avert shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s first attempt to avert a government shutdown appears doomed to fail in the House floor this week due to widespread and growing Republican opposition, dashing his hopes that his proposal would stifle Democrats in both chambers. At least six Republicans have announced they will vote against Johnson's plan, which combines […]

Mike Johnson faces conservative mutiny over Trump-backed plan to avert government shutdown

A plan by House Republican leaders to avert a partial government shutdown scheduled for later this month could be derailed by growing opposition from fiscal hawks within the party. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, introduced legislation last weekend to extend current fiscal year government funding levels through March through a continuing resolution to give congressional […]

Italy Demands EU Drop ‘Absurd’ Plan to Ban Combustion Engine Vehicles

Italy's conservative government of Giorgia Meloni has called on the EU to scrap its Green Agenda plan to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035. Speaking at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, over the weekend, Rome's Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin stated bluntly that “the ban must be changed.” According […]

White House rebukes Republicans over partisan plan to avert shutdown

As both sides remain adamant in a pre-election financing showdown, the White House on Monday strongly criticized a partisan proposal recently released by Republican leaders to avert a government shutdown scheduled for later this month. The White House argued that the budget proposal released Friday falls short of providing “necessary resources” for defense programs and […]

Nikki Haley does not support Donald Trump’s IVF plan, ‘on standby’ to campaign

Nikki Haley broke with former President Trump's stance on IVF treatment but said she would still be “on standby” to campaign for the Republican candidate. Haley, who was the last candidate to drop out of the Republican presidential race before Trump became the nominee, said during an appearance on CBS' “Face the Nation” on Sunday […]

Mets’ weighing new Jeff McNeil-less second base plan

The loss of Jeff McNeil for at least the remainder of the regular season will force the Mets to make decisions both at second base and around a roster spot. The Mets entered the game Saturday short on personnel after learning their second baseman had broken his wrist, inserting Jose Iglesias at second base and […]

BONNER COHEN: Trump Has A Plan To Fix The Electricity Grid — Increase Supply

Former President Donald Trump said on September 5 that the U.S. needs more power to keep the artificial intelligence (AI) sector growing and keep the U.S. tech industry ahead of China. He vowed to issue it in his second term. “Declaration of a national emergency to dramatically increase the nation's energy supply” But expanding domestic […]