Government Goes Into Shutdown As Voting Begins By Joseph Lord | 48 mins ago The government has gone into a partial shutdown after the Senate failed to give the green light to a House-passed $1.2 trillion spending legislation by the midnight deadline. The shutdown is on track to be a short-lived one, however. After an
Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill By Joseph Lord | 2 hours ago The U.S. Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion minibus spending package that was passed by the House earlier in the day. It will now go to President Joe Biden, who’s expected to sign it. The passage comes as the government had technically
In the wee hours of March 21, the text of the second appropriations bill—totaling $1.2 trillion—to fund most of the U.S. government was unveiled. The second tranche of spending legislation covers 70 percent of the federal government. This includes the Defense, Treasury, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and State departments. If
Rep. Norman Calls on Speaker Johnson to Shut Down the House By Jackson Richman | 21 mins ago Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to shut down the House over the $1.2 trillion government spending bill. He explained that Mr. Johnson could do so by removing a ceremonial ornamented staff
DeLauro Lauds Minibus Funding Package By Jacob Burg | 8 mins ago Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct.) stood to support the government funding package on the House Floor on March 22, championing it for being led by women. “I am proud to make history with such experienced appropriators. 2024 marks the first time negotiations on government
Republican chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate improved Wednesday when a Washington Post poll showed Larry Hogan (R., Md.) trouncing his potential Democratic opponents by double digits. The popular former governor, known for his independence and common sense, has been supporting Israel as his Democratic rivals squabble for left-wing votes. Though Hogan remains
A bipartisan group of senators expressed alarm as they emerged from a classified briefing on TikTok on Wednesday. The app, owned and controlled by a Chinese Communist Party-tied company, “is a gun pointed at Americans’ heads,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) said. “There was deep concern about the threat of TikTok from both sides of