January US shutdown odds lessen as House GOP softens demands
The Kansas City Star· 1 day agoUltra-conservatives in the U.S. House on Wednesday softened their demands for deep spending cuts to domestic programs, heightening the odds the two parties can reach a spending agreement and ...
Congress averted a government shutdown, but the real fiscal fight is ahead
Washington Post· 2 weeks agoDuring his weekly news conference with reporters, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made clear that...
Carl Leubsdorf: Congress avoided shutdown but didn't solve big issues
The Times and Democrat· 1 week agoThe new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown
Opinion: Republican drama in Congress is costing us plenty
Bangor Daily News· 1 week agoJackie Calmes is an opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times in Washington, D.C. Weary of the breathless cable coverage of looming government shutdowns
Crockett says House Speaker Johnson’s ties to Trump could devastate Black Americans
theGrio· 2 days agoU.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is calling out former President Donald Trump as “the...
President Biden signs the shutdown plan into law, pushing the issue into 2024
Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoPresident Joe Biden signed into law a temporary "two-step" solution to Washington’s spending fights...
The Next Fiscal Fight Is Just Days Away
The Fiscal Times· 2 weeks agoCongressional lawmakers have left themselves loads of work to tackle when they return from their current Thanksgiving break — and some real questions...
Opinion | Democrats are the true majority in the House
Washington Post· 2 weeks agoMany adjectives have been deployed to describe House Republicans. At various times in the House...