GOP senators warn against House-driven government shutdown
Senate Republicans are exposing efforts by House Republicans to stoke a partisan battle over the federal budget, fearing it could lead to an embarrassing government shutdown just weeks before Election Day. With Republicans on the brink of taking control of the Senate in 2025, GOP senators do not want a funding deal at the end […]
Republicans push for clean stopgap as leaders regroup on shutdown plan
A growing number of House Republicans say they know how the current government funding fray will end: a clear continuing resolution to extend the shutdown beyond Election Day. The question is how Congress reached that conclusion. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, backed away from plans to vote on a conservative budget bill on Wednesday after […]
House GOP plan to avert government shutdown on life support as Johnson delays vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, was forced to postpone a House vote on a plan to avert a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after the bill was put on life support by defections from Republican lawmakers within days of being introduced. “There will be no vote today,” Johnson told reporters on the bill, known as […]
House GOP doubts grow as Johnson digs in on funding fight: ‘Playing with a government shutdown’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is pushing ahead with a plan to avert a partial government shutdown scheduled for later this month, despite growing anxiety among House Republicans. Johnson's plan would include a six-month extension of current fiscal year government funding levels, known as a continuing resolution (CR), combined with a Republican bill to require […]
Schumer: 'Bad case of Groundhog Day' could lead to shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) warned on Tuesday that Congress could be on the brink of a government shutdown because House Republicans “are struggling with a bad case of Groundhog Day” by insisting on adding controversial legislation to a short-term funding bill. “Instead of pursuing bipartisanship, Speaker [Mike] Johnson [R-La.] is yet again — […]
Trump-backed plan to avoid government shutdown advances to House-wide vote as Republicans defect
A plan by House Republicans to avert a partial government shutdown and beef up election security cleared a key hurdle Monday night but faces an uncertain fate when the full House votes this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is seeking to pass a combination of a continuing resolution (CR), a six-month extension of fiscal […]
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 […]
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 […]
Government shutdown looms as Congress faces funding fight
Congress is under a time crunch to avoid a shutdown, with both parties sticking to their guns, and some Republicans expressing skepticism about their own plan with less than a month left before government funding runs out. Lawmakers return to Washington on Monday to face a Sept. 30 deadline to avert a government shutdown. And […]