Dems use Medicaid anxiety in bid to take down GOP anti-government shutdown plan
Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to hamper federal health programs with plans to avoid partial government shutdowns. The bill is a rough extension of the current federal funding level, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), and is expected to receive a House-wide vote on Tuesday. It will pass the Senate by the end of […]
Trump’s eighth week in office set to continue break-neck level of actions, rallying GOP to avoid shutdown
President Donald Trump is expected to spend a busy week in his oval office, including linking Republican Congressional support to pass an ongoing resolution ahead of the government's closing deadline on Friday. Capitol Hill lawmakers are in the midst of funding the federal government until September 30th or bashing a suspension spending bill that faces […]
Trump calls for Republicans to unite on CR to avoid government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is preparing for a vote on Tuesday's bill. This, if approved, avoids partial government closures in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term. Given the lack of support from Democrats, Johnson bets Republicans can primarily keep their muscles on their own with a 99-page law that funds federal […]
Johnson looks to pass stopgap as government shutdown deadline looms
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) works to keep the lights in Washington in the first week of President Trump's second term, so he has passed his suspension funding bill by Friday's deadline and is trying to lock his votes in order to avoid government shutdowns. Johnson announced the ongoing resolution on Saturday. This kept the government […]
Here’s what could derail GOP plan to avert gov’t shutdown Friday
Republicans are rushing to stop the feat they couldn't do since they took home in 2023. Avoid government closures without leaning towards democratic support. On Saturday, House GOP leadership announced a short-term funding bill to avoid yet another looming shutdown in the middle of Friday's midnight and maintain lights until September. But there are some […]
Live update: House GOP unveils bill to avert shutdown; Trump pauses tariffs and pushes for ceasefire
House Republicans on Saturday announced a 99-page six-month stop-gap funding bill while avoiding government shutdowns and increasing defense funds, likely to be the main focus of this Sunday show. Additionally, President Trump's trade war with top US trading partners intensified this week. The president also said he is putting additional sanctions on Russia and pressured […]
Sunday shows preview: House GOP unveils bill to avert shutdown; Trump's tariffs teeter
House Republicans have announced a 99-page six-month suspension funding bill to avoid government shutdowns and increase defense funds, calling for cuts to de-evacuation programs, which are likely to be the main focus of this Sunday show. Republicans said the bill, released Saturday, will greenlight a defence funding increase of around $6 billion above the level […]
House Speaker Johnson unveils bill to avoid government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday announced a short-term funding bill that will be funded by federal agencies by September to avoid looming government shutdowns. Page 99 ''Continuous year-round extension of expenditures Act 2025''It includes plans for higher spending for defense programming, but reduces de-evacuation funds. Johnson's measures will allow for approximately $892.5 billion in […]
House GOP Unveils ‘Clean’ Text To Fund Government While Democrats Threaten Shutdown
House Republican leaders released textbooks on the bill on Saturday, providing funding to the government until September, avoiding the government's closures set since midnight on March 14th. Page 99 suspension funds invoiceknown as a continuous solution (CR), it will fund government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Government funding plans are widespread backing […]
Trump call to avert government shutdown answered by House GOP bill
Congressional negotiators have announced a bill that would avoid government shutdowns if passed in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term. The 100-page law will roughly maintain current government funding levels until the beginning of fiscal year (FY), 2026, which begins on October 1st. The current deadline to avoid closure is Friday, March […]