Congress veering toward government shutdown after Trump, Musk sink bipartisan funding bill
WASHINGTON – Congress careened toward a government shutdown on Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan deal that would have funded the government until March, then endorsed a ...
Congress must boost pay for troops at WA military bases, elsewhere
This year’s defense authorization calls for needed pay hikes, but Congress should go even further to ensure men and women in ...
Uncertainty reigns on Capitol Hill with government shutdown just hours away
Republicans will try to pass Plan C today, but it is unclear whether Democrats in the House — or the Senate or White House — ...
Government shutdown live updates: Congress scrambles to reach spending deal before Saturday
Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if lawmakers fail to pass a ...
Trump wants debt ceiling increase. 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 ...
Trump Transition Live Updates: Republicans Search for Path to Avert Shutdown After Trump Smashes Speaker’s Deal
President-elect Donald J. Trump denounced a bipartisan spending deal that would fund the government until mid-March, telling ...
Congress unveils new spending bill to prevent shutdown and aid disaster recovery
Congressional leaders propose a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through March 14, providing over $100 billion in ...
Congressional leaders unveil bill to avoid government shutdown as deadline nears
Leaders in Congress unveiled a measure to keep the government funded, facing a Friday night deadline to avert a government ...
Trump Denounces Spending Deal as Shutdown Looms
President-elect Donald J. Trump tapped Herschel Walker on Tuesday to be the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Mr. Walker is a ...
Tammy Baldwin, 20 other senators try to strike anti-trans provision from defense bill
They introduced an amendment to the House-passed version of the bill, and Baldwin delivered floor remarks against the ...
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With RFK nomination, Washington state health leaders brace for local impacts
President-elect Donald Trump has named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice ...
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U.S. Senate passes defense bill that bars gender-affirming care for service members’ kids
The Senate cleared a national defense authorization bill lauded for troop raises and condemned for targeting trans kids in ...