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 […]
House GOP unveils stopgap plan to avert government shutdown
House Republicans on Friday unveiled a long-awaited plan to avert a government shutdown that is sure to anger Democrats and is already drawing skepticism from some Republicans. of 46-page plan The bill would keep the government funded through March 2025 while adding language tightening citizenship requirements to vote, setting the stage for a budget showdown […]
House Republicans privately worry about political fallout of government shutdown
Some House Republicans are already privately worrying about how a partial government shutdown could affect their chances of winning in November's election. “If we shut it down, we lose,” one lawmaker told Fox News Digital. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, revealed the plan to avert a partial government shutdown during a private conference call with […]
Johnson unveils Trump-backed House GOP plan to avoid government shutdown, sets up battle with Schumer
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, announced the plan to avert a partial government shutdown scheduled for later this month during a lawmaker-only conference call Wednesday morning. Johnson aims to hold a vote on the bill as soon as possible, possibly as soon as next week, two sources familiar with the call told Fox News Digital. […]
McCarthy’s ‘final struggles’ threaten to haunt Johnson’s government shutdown fight
Nearly 11 months have passed since former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic downfall in October 2023. Now, his successor, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, is navigating the same thorny web of politics over government funding that was one of McCarthy's “final battles,” but it's not yet clear whether he will suffer the same […]
The shutdown fight puts Dems in a terrible spot
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) blew away Washington's holiday slumber on Monday with the news that he plans to attach a bill to ban foreigners from voting in federal elections to a short-term spending bill that will fund the government through March. Conservatives in Washington were excited. The move was unusual for a speakership that […]
Conservatives push House toward shutdown
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McConnell opposes efforts to tie proof-of-citizenship voting bill to budget resolution that would avoid gov’t shutdown
Freedom Caucus risks government shutdown Passed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office is reportedly opposed to the Voter Integrity Act. To avoid a government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats need to agree on a continuing resolution by Sept. 30, but some Republicans want to tie the motion to a bill that would require proof of citizenship […]
Chip Roy says voters ‘don’t give 2 flying s—s’ about government shutdown fight
Exclusive: Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said Tuesday he believes American voters value election security more than a potential government shutdown. “My constituents [honest elections]”They want a secure border, but they don't really care about government funding,” Roy said in an interview with Fox News Digital. Lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., from their summer […]
Four things that could complicate Congress's efforts to avert shutdown
Congress is facing a deadline this month to prevent a government shutdown, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have made clear some kind of stopgap measure is needed to keep the government running. Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to pass a bill to keep the budget from expiring. The November elections may make […]