House Speaker Mike Johnson's honeymoon period is over. Congress is still bracing for fights.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAs Congress braces for a battle to avoid a government shutdown and approve crucial legislation such...
January US shutdown odds lessen as House GOP softens demands
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoUltra-conservatives in the U.S. House on Wednesday softened their demands for deep spending cuts to...
Carl Leubsdorf: Congress avoided shutdown but didn't solve big issues
The Times and Democrat· 2 weeks 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· 2 weeks 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
The 2023 Investopedia Terms of the Year
Investopedia· 3 hours agoThe top financial terms of the year reflect bank failures, a spike in treasury yields and borrowing costs, questions about the future of the U.S. dollar...
Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues
Washington Post· 2 days agoUnder a sweltering July heat outside the Capitol, members of the House Freedom Caucus devoted a...
Power of the purse
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to how the Santos expulsion will amplify pressure on Democrats to deal with men
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHad the GOP failed, Democrats would have highlighted this roll call vote as a signature event to...
'Billionaire's Tax' Bill Returns To Congress As Supreme Court Debates Whether It May Be...
Benzinga· 4 hours agoThe discussion around a "billionaire's tax" is coming back to Congress, as the countdown clock for...
Bitter divides over spending put Congress on a fast track to another shutdown showdown
The Washington Times· 1 week agoCongress avoided a government shutdown before heading home for Thanksgiving but partisan divisions...