Schumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blamed former President Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending bill on Wednesday. He filed for adjournment on Thursday as a procedural step to act as soon as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), a […]
Shutdown fears move House Republicans to protect military paychecks
First appeared on FOX: House Republicans are working to protect the pay of U.S. troops in the event of a partial government shutdown. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) plans to reintroduce the military pay bill on Thursday with the support of at least 20 House members (16 Republicans and four Democrats). This came a day after […]
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he would act later that day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, failed to pass a partisan six-month funding bill related to voter registration reform. Schumer said a government funding bill will be considered by the House of Representatives, […]
Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed Wednesday. The bill failed 202-220, with only two Republicans voting “yes,” Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). At least nine Republicans voted against a House GOP leadership bill that would have extended the current federal budget by six months and […]
US House fails to pass federal funding bill as shutdown deadline nears | House of Representatives
A government funding package pushed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to pass Wednesday. There are less than two weeks left to avoid a shutdown starting October 1st. The final vote is 202 to 220, 14 Except for House Republicans three House Democrats opposed the bill. Two Republicans voted “no.” The bill was not […]
GOP lawmakers wrestle with emergency Secret Service funding amid government shutdown fight
House Republicans are considering adding additional funding for the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) as part of a short-term spending plan aimed at averting a partial government shutdown on October 1. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is preparing to vote Wednesday night on a plan to avert a government shutdown, a six-month spending supplement known as […]
House to move on $3B VA funding bill as specter of government shutdown looms
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Sunday shows preview: Government shutdown looms, election intensifies post-debate
With a government shutdown looming as Congress tries to agree on a budget strategy by the end of the month, the countdown to Election Day on, and the race heating up after this week's presidential debate, both topics will likely feature on Sunday talk shows. House Republicans were unable to agree on Speaker Mike Johnson's […]
GOP lawmaker predicts shutdown will be avoided
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) predicted Friday that a government shutdown would be avoided. “Do you think Republicans can avoid a government shutdown?,” NewsNation's Blake Berman asked Harris on “The Hill.” “And do you think a shutdown would be an effective tool or not?” “I can say with certainty that there will not be a government […]
Johnson faces major leadership test as GOP wars over government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces one of the year's final major leadership tests as lawmakers grapple with a deadline to end the government shutdown at the end of the month. The House Republican Conference is at odds over how to proceed with the government's budget for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. […]