What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
What are the odds of a government shutdown? Latest updates on spending bill saga.
Lawmakers are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown set to take effect Friday.
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...
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Ultra-thin majority in Congress puts the spotlight on upcoming special elections in Florida, Texas, New York
House Speaker Mike Johnson holds an ultra-thin voting majority as Congress races to avert a government shutdown. This is putting more attention on three upcoming special elections to fill vacancies in ...
With the threat of a government shutdown looming, here's a look at what it means
Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap.
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown
The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...
Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...