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House Republicans fail to pass spending, voting bill as shutdown approaches
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on legislation on Wednesday that pairs a must-pass spending bill with tighter voting rules, setting up an election year clash with the Democratic-majority Senate that risks a partial government shutdown.
House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
House rejects Speaker Johnson's government funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The U.S. House, including 14 Republicans, voted down a six-month GOP government funding plan Wednesday, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tries to avert a shutdown at the end of the month.
The Trump tax flip-flop that could help Republicans win the House
Donald Trump’s surprising reversal on a contentious piece of his own signature tax law won’t help him win any swing states — but some Republicans believe it could help them hold the House. After personal lobbying from at least three endangered GOP lawmakers,
House Republicans Defy Trump’s Call for Brinkmanship on Shutdown
WASHINGTON—House Republicans signaled Thursday they have no appetite for a government-shutdown battle right ahead of the November election, ignoring exhortations from former President Donald Trump to hold the line on an election-security bill opposed by Democrats.
Government shutdown looms, after Trump urged House GOP to vote against their own budget bill
With a potential government shutdown taking place at the end of the month, NBC Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur reports on the latest developments after House Republicans rejected their own funding bill.
House Republicans work to defuse Trump as they defy shutdown demands
GOP appropriators have been calling their presidential nominee, trying to convince him his calls to shut down the government over a voting bill are a bad idea.
Shutdown fears move House Republicans to protect military paychecks
Rep. Jen Kiggans is introducing a bill aimed at protecting military service members' pay in the event of a partial government shutdown.
Republicans Defy Trump as Congress Works to Defuse Shutdown Threat
Congressional appropriators are reportedly preparing a bipartisan government funding bill to be voted on in the House early next week, moving ahead with a plan that always appeared to be the inevitable conclusion to a potential showdown between Republicans and Democrats.
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United States barely avert gov't shutdown, but only for a few months
the federal government faced a shutdown which was to have started Friday. But Thursday's political maneuvers will keep it running at least through Dec. 3. The House of Representatives and the ...
Trump Calls for Government Shutdown Unless Congress Makes It Harder for Americans to Vote
The bill the House voted down on Wednesday ties the continued funding of the federal government to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), a piece of legislation that would make it ...
House Defeats Johnson’s Spending Plan With Shutdown Looming
Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S.
What happens if a government shutdown happens on Oct. 1? The impact will be swift.
As Congress nears a shutdown, find out how it could impact federal workers, Social Security, national parks and more. What ...
Full List of Republicans Who Voted Against Mike Johnson's Funding Bill
The House of Representatives struck down a stopgap bill backed by Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, with over a dozen ...
US Senate to move on stopgap bill to avert partial government shutdown
The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the ...
Government shutdown looms: What role are Arizona's members of Congress playing?
Andy Biggs and Eli Crane, two of Arizona's Republican congressmen, were key holdouts for a GOP-led funding plan as a government shutdown loomed.
State of Texas: ‘I’ve seen this movie before,’ Government shutdown threat concerns Texans in Congress
The House of Representatives is facing an Oct. 1 deadline to pass a spending bill and avoid a government shutdown with the election only weeks away. House Speaker Mike ...
US Congress Searches for Stopgap Funding Deal Amid Rancor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns from a weekend recess on Monday and will attempt to broker a deal on ...
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Johnson under pressure after House fails to pass GOP funding plan and Trump pushes shutdown
The House failed on Wednesday to pass a six-month GOP government funding plan that included a controversial measure targeting ...