Here’s Why A Government Shutdown Appears Increasingly Likely: ‘We’re Running Out Of Time’
What Happens In A Government Shutdown? During a government shutdown, non-essential government employees are told to stay home ...
Is Congress cutting Medicaid? What to know as Washington sends mixed messages
A fierce debate about the future of Medicaid is currently underway in Congress. The public health insurance program covers 1 ...
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much ...
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Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson savages Dem Rep. Jim McGovern who called him a Trump ‘shill’ – in the most Southern way
House Speaker Mike Johnson flexed his Southern charm when asked about Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern calling him “full of s–t,” a “liar” and a “shill” for President Trump as well as ...
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Patty Murray: RFK Jr. meeting was most troubling she’s had in 32 years
According to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, Kennedy’s claims in a private meeting with her ahead of his confirmation hearings were even more troubling. Murray, who has been in the Senate for 32 years ...
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Patty Murray: RFK Jr. meeting was most troubling she's had in 32 years
SEATTLE — In public confirmation hearings last month, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the nation's health agencies, confirmed that he said Lyme disease is highly ...
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Mike Johnson attends Super Bowl with Trump as budget bill puts him in an uncomfortably familiar position
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was by the side of Donald Trump on Sunday as the two, along with Senate Republican whip John Barrasso, attended the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Johnson’s ...
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Murray, Cantwell among senators sounding the alarm on national park staffing decisions
Washington’s Democratic Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray were among 21 senators who signed a letter Friday urging Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to step in and reissue offers to seasonal ...
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Mike Johnson dismisses ‘flailing’ Democratic lawmakers threatening CR fight
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected threats that his next funding proposal won't be supported by Democratic lawmakers in time to avoid a government shutdown. Johnson was on Fox News Sunday ...