Trump wants debt ceiling in the budget deal. If not, he says let the government shutdown start now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday ...
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'Slammed the gavel so hard': House tensions run high as GOP fails to pass spending bill
Ahead of the vote for a massive spending bill that would extend government funding through March 14, "tensions" among House ...
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Trump endorses new spending plan in Congress that suspends debt limit for two years
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House failed to pass a Republican stopgap ... Trump endorsed this new version, which included a ...
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Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China’s growing power and boosts overall military spending to ...
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Congress passes bill ending cuts to rail unemployment benefits
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill eliminating cuts to railroad unemployment benefits, sending the legislation to President ...
Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Congress previously passed a stopgap funding bill back in September, before Oct. 1, which was the last deadline to fund the ...
Social Security Fairness Act to get a vote in the Senate, Chuck Schumer says
Lawmakers are moving ahead with a bipartisan bill that would provide enhanced Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, but hurdles remain.
Idaho's employers, workers brace for Trump administration immigration polices, deportations
If you remove the 30,000 unauthorized workers in Idaho... look at our unemployment numbers, there’s not workers waiting to ...
Democrat lawmakers push business legislation, advocacy groups concerned
In the last few days of the 2024 legislative session, Democrats have pushed through a number of bills which will affect small ...
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Hopes dwindle of rates cut
The opposition leader will announce the costings behind his nuclear plans today after months of stalling, and brief hopes of ...
$614 A WEEK FOR 26 WEEKS | Michigan's unemployment benefits set to expand through 2027 and beyond
Senate Bill 40, first introduced in January of 2023, is the major bill in this five bill package that aims to expand ...
Unemployment benefit expansions clear hurdles in the Michigan legislature
The Michigan House cleared legislation Tuesday night that will now head to the Governor’s desk to expand Michigan’s ...