Budget Battles
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Republicans Defy Trump as Congress Works to Defuse Shutdown Threat
Congressional appropriators are reportedly preparing a bipartisan government funding bill to be voted on in the House early next week, moving ahead with a plan that always appeared to be the...
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Speaker Johnson Scrambles for Plan B to Avoid a Shutdown
Now what? That’s the question after House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown and enact a controversial voter ID requirement failed to pass Wednesday evening, with 14...
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House Torpedoes Johnson Plan to Avert a Shutdown
The House of Representatives on Wednesday evening rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, delivering an embarrassing blow to the Republican leader...
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Johnson Sets Up Doomed Vote on Funding Bill
By Michael RaineyHouse Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that he plans to go ahead with a floor vote on a continuing resolution that would fund the government for the first six months of the new fiscal year,...
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Johnson, House GOP Still Struggling to Agree on Plan to Avoid a Shutdown
We’re two weeks away from a government shutdown deadline at the end of the month. When the House returns on Tuesday, Republican leaders will once again face massive challenges in getting the support...
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Trump Says He’ll Push to End Taxes on Overtime Pay
By Michael RaineyRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump has found another tax he wants to eliminate: federal taxes on overtime pay. Campaigning on Thursday in Tucson, Arizona, Trump told supporters that his new...
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Jeffries Slams GOP Funding Plan
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats would reject Republican leadership’s plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, calling it “unserious and...
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Johnson Scraps Vote on Plan to Avoid a Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped a planned vote Wednesday on a six-month stopgap spending bill ahead of a September 30 deadline. Congress must fund the government before October 1 to avoid a...
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As Shutdown Looms, Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Close It Down’
By Michael RaineyA stopgap spending bill that would fund the government for the first six months of the new fiscal year starting on October 1 narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, with the rule for the...
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Congress Returns, with Little Time to Avert a Shutdown
Congress is back after a six-week summer break; it’s been 46 days since the House last held a roll call vote. Lawmakers now have just a few weeks to avert a government shutdown when current federal...
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Harris Rolls Out More of Her Policy Agenda Ahead of Debate
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris outlined a policy platform on her campaign website this past weekend, filling in some of the details of how she proposes to address specific issues including taxes, the...
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Johnson Plan on Spending Bill Draws Doubts
By Michael RaineyHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly planning a showdown with Senate Democrats over a spending bill that’s needed to keep the government open and fully functioning once the new fiscal year starts...
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Trump Pitches Wall Street on Tariffs, Tax Cuts and Elon Musk
In a speech to the Economic Club of New York, former President Donald Trump on Thursday promised to create a government efficiency commission if he’s elected to another term, embracing an idea...
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Trump’s Tax Proposals Would Cost a Staggering $10.5 Trillion: Analysis
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have promised or proposed a bevy of tax cuts and breaks as they campaign for the White House. Together, those plans...
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Trump, House Republicans Set Up September Shutdown Drama
When Congress returns to the Capitol next week, lawmakers will have to finalize and pass a stopgap spending bill by the end of the month — and while neither party really wants to be blamed by voters...