House to Vote on 3rd Spending Plan as Shutdown Looms

WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced

House Passes Funding Plan, Sends Bill to Senate Hours Before Shutdown Deadline

WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced

Senate to Vote on House-Passed Funding Plan as Shutdown Deadline Nears

WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced

Congress Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown

WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced

Federal Government Cancels $4.28 Billion in Student Loan Debt

The federal government also approved $16.2 billion in relief for nearly 572,000 borrowers with a total and permanent disability. President Joe Biden announced on Dec. 20 that the federal government has canceled an additional $4.28 billion in student debt for 55,000 public service workers across the country. In a statement, Biden said teachers, nurses, service

Border Patrol Union Endorses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence Position

President-elect Donald Trump nominated the former congresswoman for the role in November. Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for director of national intelligence (DNI), picked up a key endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC). The NBPC—a labor union representing 18,000 Border Patrol agents and support personnel across the country—endorsed Gabbard in

Federal Government Sets New Climate Goals for US

The new commitment is made under the 2015 Paris Agreement—which President-elect Trump has said he will again withdraw the United States from, once in office. The federal government has formally submitted to the United Nations a new target for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions before President Joe Biden’s term ends in January. The White House