House Votes to Dodge Shutdown, Ditching Trump Demand
Congress looks poised to avert a government shutdown at midnight, but it sure hasn’t been easy. Here’s the latest. House ...
Trump-Approved Spending Plan Goes Down in Flames
We’re less than 29 hours away from a shutdown deadline and chaos reigns in Congress. Here’s the latest. Trump-Approved ...
Trump Blows Up Johnson’s Bipartisan Spending Deal
The possibility of a government shutdown this weekend suddenly looks very real, as President-elect Donald Trump trashed a ...
Republicans Fume Over ‘Dumpster Fire’ Funding Bill
On this date 35 years ago, the long-running animated TV show "The Simpsons" made its debut. And Congress just released the ...
Congress Struggles to Reach Deal to Avert Government Shutdown
It’s going to be a busy week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers race to extend federal funding ahead of a Friday night deadline.
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Trump Torpedoes Johnson’s Bipartisan Government Funding Deal
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday upended efforts to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, blasting a bipartisan deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and calling for a ...
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Hawley Proposes Major Increase in the Child Tax Credit
Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for the Child Tax Credit to more than double in value, rising from the current maximum of $2,000 per child to $5,000 per child annually. Parents would be able to claim ...
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Trump Talks Tariffs, Border Wall, Vaccines and Much, Much More
In his first press conference since winning a second term in the White House last month, President-elect Donald Trump took a freewheeling tour through a wide range of topics, touching on subjects ...
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Republicans Fume Over ‘Dumpster Fire’ Funding Bill
Congress is once again rushing to pass a stopgap measure to fund the government and avoid a shutdown of federal agencies — and, as has so often been the case in recent years, the process has ...