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House passes bill to avert government shutdown with bipartisan support
A short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, bringing the US one step closer to keep the lights on after Nov. 17.
Dems quiet on Johnson plan to avert shutdown as GOP defections mount
Top Democrats are keeping their cards close to the vest about whether they will help carry Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a shutdown over the finish line.
Speaker Mike Johnson proposes unusual plan to prevent a government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a novel two-step budget extension to prevent a looming government shutdown.
Congress must get its act together and prevent a government shutdown — or recession is on its way
It’s never a good time for the US economy to be hit by a government shutdown. But now would be particularly inopportune — and a shutdown is looking likelier by the...
27 dead Americans, and House Republicans bicker instead of tapping a speaker
A week after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, the conference voted Wednesday to make Rep. Steve Scalise his successor — but hasn’t actually united behind him.
How a divided GOP can finally unite and prevent a government shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a last-minute deal with Democrats late last month to fund the government through November 17, but lost his speakership after a minuscule number of Republicans rebelled.
Absurd, attention-seeking Matt Gaetz is the GOP's John Fetterman
Matt Gaetz is making his biggest play yet by threatening to try to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership by offering a so-called motion to vacate.
Jamaal Bowman attacks 'Nazi' GOP as he faces Malliotakis expulsion bid over fire alarm pull
Brooklyn and Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman as he sounded off another type of alarm Monday.
AOC defends Jamaal Bowman pulling fire alarm in 'moment of panic'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bolted to the defense of fellow New York representative Jamaal Bowman after he apparently pulled the fire alarm on Capitol Hill by mistake as Democrats were trying...
'Sick and tired': Biden rips GOP on shutdown, demands separate bill to fund Ukraine
President Biden lambasted Republicans for "bringing us to the brink" while simultaneously hailing the prevention of a government shutdown.
Kevin McCarthy confident there won't be a government shutdown in November after stopgap funding bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy prognosticated Sunday that there won't be a government shutdown in November, when the recent spending patch runs out.
AOC 'absolutely' plans to vote to oust McCarthy, while Pelosi raises doubts
Privately, Nancy Pelosi has warned House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to be cautious about throwing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a lifeline because of concerns the Republican can't be trusted, Politico...
Ukraine supporters in Congress face tough fight as aid is stripped from government funding bill
Nearly half of House Republicans voted to strip $300 million from a defense spending bill to train Ukrainian soldiers and purchase weapons. The money later was approved separately, but opponents...
Gaetz vows to try to oust McCarthy after speaker teamed with Dems to avert shutdown
Chief GOP agitator Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Sunday that he will file a motion to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Biden signs last-minute, short-term bipartisan bill to avert disastrous government shutdown
The Senate approved the stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, by a final vote of 88-9.
Socialist rep pulls fire alarm as Dems try to delay vote on GOP stopgap spending bill
The wild incident in the Cannon Building was caught on camera and confirmed by several witnesses, according to Politico.
House of Representatives passes 45-day stopgap funding to likely prevent government shutdown
But the clock is still ticking to avoid the shutdown in a decade, which will begin at 12:01 a.m on Sunday unless the Democratic-majority Senate passes the measure and President Joe...
Here are the ways a government shutdown can affect you
If House and Senate negotiators fail to reach a spending agreement, the federal government will run out of cash and shut down at midnight Saturday.
Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week could be postponed if government shuts down
A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week.
How Matt Gaetz's anti-McCarthy drive could upend Biden impeachment inquiry
Gaetz has been leading the charge to replace McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker over his support for a stopgap measure to fund the government and keep it from shutting down, and...