Stop-Gap Spending Bill Carveout Allows Lawmakers to Opt out of Obamacare
The lame-duck spending bill includes a carve-out that allows lawmakers to opt out of Obamacare. parliamentary leadership I slipped The Continuing Resolution (CR), a stopgap spending bill that allows lawmakers to no longer have access to health insurance plans like Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and instead use the Federal Employees Health Benefits […]
Musk says House GOP shouldn't pass stopgap funding deal
Elon Musk, a tech billionaire and ally of President Trump, has voiced opposition to the stopgap deal as he presses the government to cut spending. The bipartisan bill was unveiled Tuesday night in a last-minute bid to avert a looming Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline, spurring Republican anger at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Ta. […]
Congress scrambling for stopgap in end-of-year sprint
As lawmakers rush to wrap up business for the year ahead of the 118th Congress, Congress is rushing to introduce a government funding bill to avert a government shutdown by a Friday deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was expected to unveil a stopgap plan on Sunday, but that plan fell through as negotiators worked […]
Congressional Leaders Prep Stopgap to Punt Spending Bill into Trump’s Second Term
Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap funding bill that would incorporate the next funding bill into President-elect Donald Trump's second term. meeting face House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have a Dec. 20 deadline to reach an agreement on funding the government. Another stopgap bill is being prepared to […]
Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill After Failed Mike Johnson Gambit
Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that will fund the government until nearly the end of December. House of Representatives and Senate Passed A stopgap spending bill that would extend the deadline for government spending until December 20. Also known as a continuing resolution (CR), the measure maintains the status quo on federal spending. Speaker […]
Trump makes last-minute push for alternative stopgap with voting provisions
Multiple sources told The Hill that former President Trump is making a last-minute push for House Republicans to pass a short-term government funding package that includes voting language. Such legislation would diverge from a current plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and would complicate efforts to prevent a government shutdown next week. Trump called […]
House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-month government funding bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to the Senate for debate. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 341-82 to fund the government at current levels through Dec. 20. The Senate is expected to […]
House GOP swerves around conservative opposition for stopgap spending bill
House Republican leaders changed course on a three-month process for considering government funding bills, abandoning plans to move the bill through the normal process after opposition from some on the right threatened to block it. The stopgap measure, which would currently fund the government through Dec. 20, is expected to be introduced in Congress this […]
Stopgap NYPD Commish Tom Donlon lays down law in first days: ‘Only one voice’
In his first hours on the job, Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon warned executives that “I'm the only one with a say in this department,” while privately saying the nation's largest police force was in chaos, sources said. But there are limits to the interim top officer's strict “I'm the boss” attitude. Mayor Eric Adams […]
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, […]