Opinion
In the government shutdown battle, Chuck Schumer underestimated Mike Johnson
Johnson is often thought of as the accidental speaker. And it’s true that he was pulled out of quasi-obscurity after the caucus took down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy just 17 months ago. At the time ...
Schumer at center of civil war after funding fiasco
Democrats on Capitol Hill are waging an internal war against one of their own after the GOP successfully muscled through the Senate a partisan spending bill that drew the votes of Minority Leader ...
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‘You can’t start with a policy discussion’ As Democrats look to win back voters, Rep. Jason Crow sees a path forward
“You can't lose an election and say that there doesn't need to be change” — that’s how Democratic Rep. Jason Crow sums up the ...
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
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Senate OKs six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic ...
Republicans’ budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
While Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted for the spending measure to avoid a shutdown, it eliminates millions of ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
House Democrats to hold 'Day of Action' to push back against GOP-backed spending bill
House Democrats will hold a "Day of Action" across the country on Tuesday to push back against the GOP-backed spending bill ...
Senate passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic ...