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House Republicans have teed up a vote Friday night on a stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at fiscal year 2025 levels for an additional eight weeks, after their stunning rebuke of a Senate-passed deal to fund most of the department. The bill is expected to pass, assuming the GOP doesn’t …
Another Shutdown 'Looming' As GOP, Democrats Clash Over Stopgap Funding Bill https://t.co/qDQSKX3ZIX — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 16, 2025 With just over two weeks until yet another episode of government funding distraction theatre, Congress is bracing for a high-stakes showdown that could once again bring the federal government to the brink of a shutdown. House Republicans …
The House passed a seven-month funding patch Tuesday that aims to avoid a shutdown in three days’ time. It’s a major victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, who largely kept his conference together with a single defection and help from one Democrat. The 217-213 vote went almost entirely along party lines. One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden …
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to muscle through a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, but he doesn’t have the votes locked down yet. President Donald Trump is pressing the small group of GOP holdouts to fall in line ahead of the Friday shutdown deadline, and House Democratic leaders are whipping all their …
A statement from President Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance: The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed. Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would …
Johnson, who initially expected to release the text of the bill over the weekend, then on Monday, said Tuesday that it would be unveiled by the end of the day. The proposed legislation would keep the government funded through March 14 while addressing specific priorities, including disaster relief and $10 billion in assistance to farmers. …
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a three-month stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown in 341-82 vote. The bill included $231 million for the Secret Service “to carry out protective operations including the 2024 Presidential Campaign and National Special Security Events.” The measure did not include the SAVE Act which requires proof of …
RINO scum, voting with the Dems. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. Rep. Dan Bishop, R- N.C. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Rep. Wesley Hunt, …
