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...
Johnson Sets Up Doomed Vote on Funding Bill
House 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...
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...
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...
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...
As Shutdown Looms, Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Close It Down’
A 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...
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...
Johnson Plan on Spending Bill Draws Doubts
House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly planning a showdown with Senate Democrats over a spending bill that’s needed to keep the government open and...
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...
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...