The Hitchhiker’s Guide to why the bipartisan spending agreement doesn’t necessarily avert government shutdown
Despite a much ballyhooed bipartisan spending agreement, several obstacles remain that Congress may not be able to get around and…
Schumer says ‘good night for American people’ after Senate passes bill averting government shutdown
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) late Wednesday night to fund federal agencies into...
House Freedom Caucus comes out swinging against Johnson plan to avert shutdown
The conservative House Freedom Caucus is officially opposed to a government funding plan put forward by Speaker Mike Johnson to…
House gears up for vote to avoid government shutdown in Johnson’s first big test as speaker
Just three weeks after he took the gavel, House lawmakers are expected to vote on Speaker Johnson's plan to avert…
Democrat support critical for Johnson’s plan to avoid shutdown amid growing GOP opposition
Cracks are resurfacing in the House Republican conference over House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown, which…
Congress faces steep climb to avoid government shutdown less than two weeks away
There are less than two weeks until Congress' short-term government funding extension ends, and concerns about a government shutdown are…
Democrat senator temporarily held up Senate vote hours before shutdown over Ukraine funding
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet held up the vote on the continuing resolution (CR) to avoid...
Senate passes stopgap measure in 88-9 vote, averting shutdown with three hours to spare
The U.S. Senate approved a stopgap spending measure to avert a government shutdown with just...
Republican lawmakers livid over ‘Squad’ Dem’s fire alarm drama: ‘Potentially criminal’
House Republicans reacted to Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) fire alarm-pulling incident on Saturday, with one...
Ukraine funding rises as major political lightning rod in government shutdown fight
Disagreement in Congress over Ukraine aid could be a major factor in a likely government shutdown.