Shutdown deadline nearing as House stumbles on stopgap spending bill
With just one week left in the session before Congress departs for a six-week election break, there’s not much time for leaders to find consensus, draft a bill, hold votes in both chambers and secure President Joe Biden’s signature.
Government shutdown deadline nearing as U.S. House stumbles on stopgap spending bill
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, although leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start negotiations just yet.
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The House GOP has 'concepts of a plan' to prevent a shutdown
Republicans voted down their own short-term funding bill. It's not clear what exactly Speaker Mike Johnson intends to be Plan B.
Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears
Donald Trump urges party to take a hard line on election security in negotiations with Democrats.
House votes to reject GOP bill to avert government shutdown
The House rejected a GOP effort to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding.
House rejects Speaker Johnson's government funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The U.S. House, including 14 Republicans, voted down a six-month GOP government funding plan Wednesday, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tries to avert a shutdown at the end of the month.
Johnson's plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of this month failed along bipartisan lines on Wednesday.
House Rejects GOP Plan To Fund Government As Deadline Nears
The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to keep the government funded on Wednesday, with a small group of Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the measure and sending lawmakers scrambling for a backup plan with less than two weeks until a possible government shutdown.
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Senators push to avert pay cliff looming over overseas Foreign Service officers in stopgap spending deal
Foreign Service officers stationed outside the U.S. could see an average pay cut of 22% if the provision undergirding ...
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Army secretary warns passing House's 6-month temp spending bill would jeopardize national security
The Army secretary expressed her willingness 'to work with Congress to support full and timely funding' of the U.S. Army and prevent disruption to its mission ...
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What’s House Speaker Johnson’s Next Move in Spending Fight?
It’s back to the drawing board for House Speaker Mike Johnson after the House failed to pass the stopgap spending bill.
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...
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Johnson says House will now vote on continuing resolution, SAVE act after scuttled attempt last week
"Because we owe this to our constituents, we will move forward on Wednesday with a vote on the 6-month CR with the SAVE Act ...
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Stopgap Spending Bill Disproportionately Hampers Military Spending
A continuing resolution micromanages the Pentagon down to the line-item level for procurement and R&D in a way it doesn't for ...
Opinion - Republicans should use a continuing resolution to safeguard America’s voting system
Pass a CR that extends government funding through March, or at least early 2025, and attach the Safeguard American Voter ...
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Even Fox News Can’t Believe How Bad Mike Johnson Is at His Job
Multiple city officials and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine have categorically denied the conspiracy, and local authorities have ...
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In letter to Congress, Army Secretary outlines Continuing Resolution concerns
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth issued a letter to Congressional leaders detailing the concerns and impacts of a six-month ...
Republican spending plan tied to voting measure set to fail as shutdown looms
Democrats say a stopgap spending plan must not include a controversial GOP measure requiring proof of citizenship to register ...