House Passes Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown, Slash Spending by $7 Billion

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 217-213 to approve a stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies running for the next six months, staving off a partial government shutdown while cutting overall spending by around $7 billion. The vote was mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), voting for the

Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Voters Say Dems Are Out of Touch and ‘Elitist’

Nearly 70 percent of voters in battleground districts see congressional Democrats as out of touch, prioritizing political correctness over real issues, according to a poll released Tuesday. Only 39 percent of voters believe Democrats have the right priorities, while 69 percent say Democrats are “too focused on being politically correct,” a poll by the Democratic