Jimmy Williams In a bipartisan move, Congress passed a short-term funding bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown, removing a controversial voter ID proposal demanded by former President Donald Trump. The Senate passed the measure 78-18, shortly after the House approved it by a vote of 341-82, with all …
Read More »House to Vote on Three-Month Stopgap Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Jimmy Williams The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill, which would keep the federal government open until Dec. 20, preventing a looming government shutdown that could occur without congressional action by the end of September. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced the …
Read More »House Rejects Johnson’s Funding Bill Tied to Voter Citizenship Proof Mandate
Jimmy Williams The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have temporarily funded the federal government while mandating that states require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The 220-202 vote highlighted deep divisions within the GOP and marked a key setback for Johnson …
Read More »Speaker Johnson Pushes Stopgap Funding Bill Linked to Voter ID Law
Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that the House will vote on a six-month stopgap funding bill on Wednesday, tied to a controversial voter ID law. The continuing resolution (CR) is linked to the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Johnson’s …
Read More »Johnson’s Spending Bill Faces GOP Opposition, Risking Shutdown
Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal to pair a six-month stopgap spending bill with Trump-backed voting restrictions is encountering significant resistance from within his own party. On Tuesday, the House narrowly approved a rule to move forward with debating the bill on Wednesday, but GOP defections and Democratic …
Read More »Speaker Johnson’s Shutdown Strategy Faces GOP Rebellion Over Voting Law Tied to Funding Bill
Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …
Read More »Congress Faces Shutdown Threat as GOP Targets Harris, Walz in Investigations
Jimmy William Lawmakers are back in Washington after a six-week summer recess, facing a critical deadline to avert a government shutdown by September 30. At the same time, Republicans in the House are intensifying investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, while Democrats counter with their …
Read More »Senate In Overnight Vote Sends $1.2T Government Spending Package To Biden
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote early Saturday to approve a $1.2 trillion spending package, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature with no time to spare after missing a midnight deadline. The 74-24 vote wraps up the government funding …
Read More »Massive $1.2 Trillion Spending Package That Would Avert A Shutdown Released By Congress
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress released the final six government funding bills early Thursday, starting off a sprint toward the Friday midnight deadline to wrap up work that was supposed to be finished nearly six months ago. The bipartisan agreement on the $1.2 trillion spending package, which emerged just before …
Read More »Congress Struggles To Finish Work On Spending Bills As Another Friday Deadline Nears
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congressional staff were scrambling Wednesday to finalize sweeping legislation that would fund much of the federal government, but time was running short ahead of a Friday midnight deadline. Leaders of the House and Senate and the Biden administration announced Tuesday they’d reached consensus on the final …
Read More »Congress Strikes Deal to Fund Government, Breaking Impasse
Jimmy Williams Congressional leaders, alongside President Joe Biden, have reached a breakthrough agreement to fund the government, resolving a deadlock over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that had stalled negotiations. In a statement, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the DHS deal, signaling progress toward completing funding for the …
Read More »A Partial Government Shutdown Is Days Away. There’s No Agreement On Federal Funding Yet
Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent President Joe Biden huddled with top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday amid a crunch over government funding as well as a familiar stalemate over assistance to two major allies — and no solution immediately in sight. Lawmakers leaving the meeting, which lasted about …
Read More »House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill In Bipartisan Vote, In Crucial Test For New Speaker
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to fund the government into the new year, though the measure must pass the Senate by the end of the week if Congress is going to avoid a partial government shutdown. The 336-95 House vote was the first major …
Read More »All-Women Slate Will Lead Congress’ Efforts To Keep The Government Funded
Mel Leonor Barclay Originally published by The 19th In the intensely divided 118th Congress, the job of leading bipartisan efforts to keep the government funded will belong to four women lawmakers for the first time ever. Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington will become the second woman ever to lead …
Read More »House Approves $1.7 Trillion Funding Package And Sends It To Biden
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House voted Friday to approve a sweeping $1.7 trillion government spending package that carries along with it dozens of new initiatives, including an update to how Congress certifies electoral votes for president and new protections for pregnant workers. The 225-201 bipartisan vote, with one member voting present, sends …
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