Shutdown Looms as US Senate, House Advance Separate Spending Plans
The Democrat-led U.S. Senate forged ahead Thursday with a bipartisan stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a fourth partial government […]
Tag: Federal Budget
Hardliners block defense spending bill as GOP civil war worsens
House GOP hardliners prevented debate on the party's defense budget bill on Tuesday. The Pentagon funding was thus the latest […]
House GOP Eyes Short-Term Spending Deal as Shutdown Looms
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday that he would put a bill for defense spending to a vote this […]
Congress returns to confront must-pass defense bill, Supreme Court ethics and nomination headaches
The Senate is preparing to fight over the ethics standards of the Supreme Court and President Biden's policies on military […]
GOP unrest: Conservatives threaten to tank party’s 2024 spending bills
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R, California) wants to appease the conservatives who are agitating for him by keeping federal spending next […]
GOP debt ceiling negotiator: McCarthy’s Speakership ‘absolutely safe’ despite grumblings
Rep. Garret Graves (R-La. Garret Graves (R-La) helped negotiate the debt ceiling bill recently passed with the White House. On […]
Senate Votes to Approve Debt Ceiling Bill, Averting Default
The U.S. Senate voted in favor of the "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," preventing a possible default on the nation's […]
House passes bill to raise debt ceiling
The House passed a bipartisan debt ceiling bill on Wednesday night, overriding vocal opposition by conservative and liberal legislators. This […]
GOP Rep. Roy: Debt Ceiling Deal ‘Not a Deal We Should Be Taking’
Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas who appeared on FNC Special Report Monday, criticized the groundbreaking debt ceiling agreement between […]
White House Claims ‘Urgency’ on Debt Deal…As Biden Prepares to Leave D.C.
As President Joe Biden prepares for his long Memorial Day Weekend getaway, which is a planned break from Washington, one […]
