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Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk
Senators voted to pass a new version of a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown came and went. The Senate advanced the third version of a short-term spending bill by 85 to 11, and it will now head to President Biden’s …
Read More »President-elect Donald Trump hoped for a smooth transition to the White House. Then Republican divisions on spending and the debt ceiling burst into public view
President-elect Donald Trump hoped for a smooth transition to the White House. Then Republican divisions burst into public view. Source link
Read More »Democrats avert a ‘Trump-Musk shutdown’ just hours ahead of deadline
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Democrats avert a ‘Trump-Musk shutdown’ just hours ahead of deadline 09:20 UP NEXT ‘Weak leader’: Trump ‘hemorrhaging political capital,’ says Hayes 05:47 ‘Not true:’ Chris Hayes on the reality of the massive crime …
Read More »Here’s what’s different in the new spending legislation approved by the House
House lawmakers voted Friday to approve a newly negotiated spending bill that included many of the same components of the earlier legislation — but without the debt limit provision that had sparked consternation among many in the party. Republican leaders shared the text late Friday, shortly before lawmakers approved the …
Read More »House passes bill to avert government shutdown ahead of holidays
The House voted Friday to pass a spending bill that will avoid a government shutdown. The legislation passed 366-34, with one member voting present. It now goes to the Senate and, if approved, to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bill keeps the government funded through mid-March. It also …
Read More »House Republicans prepared a new plan to try to avert a government shutdown at midnight
House Speaker Mike Johnson planned to huddle with rank-and-file GOP members to lay out a plan to avert a government shutdown at midnight, while reopening communications with Democrats. Source link
Read More »Senate Republicans attempt to fast track emergency military pay as they brace for shutdown
FIRST ON FOX: Two Senate Republicans are leading the charge to ensure military members are paid during a potential partial government shutdown as Congress inches closer to the midnight deadline on Saturday morning. Three Senate sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans …
Read More »Capitol Liquidity
With a hostile incoming administration, a massive infrastructure of courts and judges waiting to turn “freedom of speech” into a nostalgic memory, and legacy newsrooms rapidly abandoning their responsibility to produce accurate, fact-based reporting, independent media has its work cut out for itself. At The Nation, we’re steeling ourselves for …
Read More »Opinion | Elon Musk says government shutdowns aren’t a big deal. He couldn’t be more wrong.
The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown — and the blame for this unexpected turn of events falls squarely on Republicans, in particular Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Earlier this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated a deal with Democrats that would keep the government funded for …
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