Dems, White House Both Bet They Can Win Shutdown Blame Game
After the Senate last week failed to approve a pair of competing bills to fund the government, including a measure that had been passed by House...
Shutdown Risk Soars as Senate Rejects Dueling Funding Bills
It sure looks like we’re hurtling toward a government shutdown at the end of this month. The Senate on Friday failed to pass a pair of competing...
Democrats Lay Out Demands as Republicans Plow Ahead in Shutdown Fight
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday evening introduced their own proposal to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month. The Democratic...
House Republicans Release Their Plan to Jam Democrats in Shutdown Fight
The shutdown showdown has officially begun. House Republicans today unveiled a stopgap spending bill that would avert a potential government shutdown...
Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a ‘Clean’ Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown
President Trump on Monday called on House Republicans to unite in support of a “clean” short-term continuing resolution that GOP leaders are preparing...
Trump's Tariffs, Immigration Crackdown Will Weigh on the Economy, CBO Says
Some of President Trump's signature policies will serve as a drag on economic growth in the short term, neutralizing the positive economic effects...
‘Don’t Even Bother Dealing With Them’: Trump Dismisses Shutdown Talks With Dems
President Trump on Friday dismissed the idea of a bipartisan deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown on October 1, suggesting in a lengthy...
Deficit Nears $2 Trillion in First 11 Months of Fiscal Year
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.97 trillion in the first 11 months of the 2025 fiscal year, which began last October, the Treasury Department...
Republicans Aim to Squeeze Dems in Funding Fight
With a government shutdown deadline looming at the end of the month, congressional Republicans and Democrats are now staking out their negotiating...
Congress Resists Trump’s Preferred Path to Avoid a Shutdown
The White House yesterday requested a stopgap spending bill that would push the September 30 deadline to avoid a government shutdown until the end of...