Mar 22 What’s next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The next steps following a resolution filed Friday by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from office will determine Johnson's political future as he faces growing criticism from his right flank for working across the aisle to fund the… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:21 House GOP may face another leadership battle after effort to avoid government shutdown By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The federal government is just hours away from shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. That agreement would keep the lights on but could also cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Congressional Correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Mar 22 Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Johnson over budget vote By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press McCarthy's was the first such ouster of a speaker after far-right conservatives revolted over his compromise with Democrats to prevent a federal shutdown. Continue reading
Mar 22 House approves $1.2 trillion spending package before shutdown deadline, bills head to Senate By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill passed Friday by a vote of 286-134. The bill now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a final vote later Friday. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:30 How dysfunction has defined the House By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Congress is on the verge of passing its yearly budget, six months into its fiscal year and with less than 48 hours left before the government shuts down. Dysfunction is one of the defining features of this House narrowly divided… Continue watching
Mar 21 Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown, House to take up measure Friday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press This year's spending bills were divided into two packages. The first one cleared Congress two weeks ago, just hours before a shutdown deadline for the agencies funded through the bills. Continue reading
Mar 07 House Republicans pass bill to detain migrants accused of theft after Georgia student killed By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The legislation would also allow states to sue the federal government for crimes committed by immigrants who enter the country illegally. Continue reading
Mar 03 House and Senate leaders reach deal on 6 spending bills in push to avoid partial shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well… Continue reading
Feb 29 Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buying more time for final spending agreement By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The extension averts a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise have kicked in at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Continue reading
Feb 29 The House approves another short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The legislation approved Thursday will allow Congress to avoid a shutdown for parts of the federal government set to kick in Saturday. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in the day. Continue reading