Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown
A conservative-backed effort to tighten citizenship requirements to vote could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers from both parties acknowledge some sort of stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), is needed to fund the government after Sept. 30. But there are growing calls among House conservatives to use […]
Freedom Caucus draws first battle lines in election year government shutdown fight
The ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus has signaled it won’t help Congress avoid a government shutdown next month unless a short-term spending bill is tied to a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. House Republican insurrectionists are also calling for the short-term spending plan to be extended until the new year, at which […]
Container of lithium-ion batteries falls off truck, ignites, causing nearly 48-hour shutdown on I-15 between LA and Las Vegas
A large tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, California. The fire posed such a danger to the local area that the highway was closed for nearly two days, stranding travelers for hours. Just before 6 a.m. Friday, a large trailer carrying a container containing six […]
House lawmakers leave DC until September with government shutdown deadline looming
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‘Everyone’s mad’: Fight to avoid government shutdown shatters House GOP peace
The fight to avert a government shutdown has once again highlighted the rifts within House Republicans’ slim majority. House Republican leaders tried to avoid another messy, drawn-out fight over federal funding this year by setting an ambitious timeline to pass all 12 separate budget bills before Congress recesses in August. That effort has been largely […]