Politics Sep 25 House and Senate pass stopgap spending measure to avoid government shutdown for now Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election.
Politics Sep 22 Congressional leaders announce three-month spending deal to avert government shutdown The agreement announced Sunday averts a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushes final decisions until after the November election. Bipartisan negotiations began in earnest shortly after a failed vote last week in…
Politics Sep 18 Temporary government funding bill fails in House vote, next steps to avoid shutdown unclear The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
Politics Sep 18 Speaker Johnson determined to hold spending bill vote despite Democrats opposition due to proof of citizenship mandate The House is scheduled to vote on Speaker Mike Johnson's budget proposal. His plan links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
Politics Sep 17 Speaker Johnson sets House vote on temporary spending bill to prevent partial government shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.
Politics Sep 11 Johnson nixes vote on a bill that would have avoided a partial government shutdown The measure had been teed up for a vote on Wednesday afternoon, but Democrats are overwhelmingly opposed and enough Republicans had voiced opposition to raise serious doubts about whether the measure would pass.
Politics Aug 15 6 House races to watch in this year’s election Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year.
Politics Jul 24 House votes to form bipartisan task force to investigate security lapses in Trump rally shooting The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on June 13.
Politics Jul 21 As Democrats laud Biden’s decision to end reelection bid, Republicans call on him to resign Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden's historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another…
Politics Jul 15 Congress is moving quickly to launch investigations into the Trump assassination attempt Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rallygoer killed and two others seriously wounded.