Third time’s the charm? Speaker Johnson puts forth new spending strategy as government shutdown looms.
After Speaker Mike Johnson's first two funding bills were blocked in the House, Republican leaders launched Plan C in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown. Mr Johnson laid out two options for keeping the government functioning during a closed session of the Republican conference on Friday, less than 12 hours before the midnight […]
Joe Biden Missing In Action With Government On Verge Of Shutdown
Despite having a month left in his term, President Joe Biden remains radio silent as Congress rushes to finalize a government funding deal. Negotiations over government funding stalled earlier in the week after President-elect Donald Trump announced his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson's original bill. But a second plan, this time backed by the […]
House Republicans reach new plan to avoid government shutdown after back-to-back defeats
House Republican negotiators reached a tentative deal late Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, people told Fox News Digital. Two people familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital that the deal includes a short-term extension of this year's federal funding levels, disaster relief funds and agricultural aid for farmers, but is divided into […]
Mike Johnson Attempts Plan C to Avert Government Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced further plans Friday to avert a government shutdown. “Yes, yes, we have a plan. We're planning to vote this morning, so stay tuned everyone. We have a plan,” Johnson said. said as he entered the Capitol on Friday morning. If Congress fails to pass a spending bill by Friday, […]
Trump Open to Government Shutdown Under Biden’s Watch
President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that President Joe Biden will be responsible for a government shutdown if Democratic lawmakers refuse to accept the Republican funding bill. “If there is to be a government shutdown, it should start now under the Biden administration, not under the 'Trump' administration after January 20th,” he posted on Truth Social […]
Live coverage: Shutdown looms as Johnson says plan C reached
House Republicans are looking for a way to avert a government shutdown after a second funding proposal failed Thursday night, hours before a late Friday deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said early Friday that Republicans had reached a Plan C to avoid a government shutdown and a vote was expected soon. His comments came […]
US government shutdown: Congress scrambles to agree funding deal before deadline – live updates | Donald Trump
US government shutdown looms as House rejects funding bill Good morning, U.S. Politics readers. The U.S. government faces an imminent shutdown after the House of Representatives rejected a bill late Thursday that would have agreed to a temporary funding deal just before a key deadline. The House of Representatives voted 174-235 to approve pro-Trump policy […]
Democrats ‘largely fine’ with Biden’s absence during shutdown talks: ‘Little clamor for him to return’
A new report says President Biden's disappearance last Friday while negotiations continued over a spending bill to fund the government is just fine for Democrats. “Biden has been conspicuously absent outside of brief statements issued by his press secretary, and Democrats say there has been little call for his return so far,” Politico said. reported […]
Trump throws debt limit into shutdown fight
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Some House Republicans privately furious at Musk, Ramaswamy after government shutdown talks implode
Some House Republicans are privately furious after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were involved in Congressional discussions on government funding and led attacks to block a bipartisan agreement. Several Republicans, who were granted anonymity to speak freely about the sensitive situation, were either unhappy with the men's involvement or believed it exacerbated long-standing weaknesses within […]