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. […]
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 […]