Republicans risk hard-liner revolt in latest gambit to avoid a shutdown

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Top Democrats accuse of Republicans of raising shutdown risk

Top Democratic negotiators on Friday accused Republicans of “walking away” from bipartisan government funding talks two weeks before the shutdown deadline. Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Rep. Rosa ...
The Hill - 4d
Why markets are missing risks of a Trump government shutdown

The “DOGE” blitz on the federal bureaucracy could complicate negotiations.
MarketWatch - 1d
House GOP pursues stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.
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Warren Davidson is the latest Republican to oppose the House budget

He joins at least three other Republicans who are leaning against Speaker Mike Johnson's plan. Still others are undecided.
Politico - Feb. 25
Republicans dig in heels against restricting Trump powers in shutdown talks

Top Republicans are digging in their heels against restricting President Trump’s powers in funding negotiations with Democrats, as both sides struggle to strike a deal to avert a government ...
The Hill - 6d
House Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls amid protests

House Republicans are being encouraged to avoid in-person town halls in favor of phone and live-streamed versions, advice that comes after constituents and activists rocked recent GOP events by ...
The Hill - 1d
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral

Congressional Republicans are again being advised against holding in-person town halls after several instances of lawmakers being berated by attendees went viral.
NBC News - 23h
Shutdown fight collides with GOP push for Trump priorities

The race to prevent a government shutdown next month is colliding with Republican efforts to enact President Trump’s tax and funding priorities. Congressional negotiators have been struggling for ...
The Hill - Feb. 25
DOGE is now dramatically raising the potential for a government shutdown

Adding Musk's cuts to spending talks could help satisfy hard-liners but alienate Democrats whose votes will be needed to fund the government.
Politico - 5d
Shutdown clock ticks with Trump set to address Congress

The shutdown clock is ticking on Capitol Hill as lawmakers look to fund the government by the looming March 14 deadline, an effort that has thus far been unsuccessful as the two parties trade blame ...
The Hill - 2d
Looming shutdown deadline presents minefield for Speaker Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a political minefield as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown in just 10 days, with both Republicans and Democrats complicating the path to keep the lights ...
The Hill - 1d
Backdrop for Trump's speech to Congress is a potential government shutdown

A government shutdown looms as Trump addresses a joint session of Congress, where he’s sure to face a divided audience following his effort to slash the government.
ABC News - 1d
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Keep things smelling fresh with these handy home gadgets.
Wired - Feb. 20
Stafford avoided the legacy gamble that Rodgers made

Matthew Stafford wasn't going to fall into the same trap that has swallowed precious years of Aaron Rodgers' career, leaving him in search of a way to properly bookend his NFL legacy.
Yahoo Sports - 4d
Trump Celebrates Disruption in Speech to Congress, and Avoids the Costs

The president’s speech to Congress covered tariffs, Ukraine and cuts to the federal work force but did little to address the perils that accompany the abrupt shifts he has engineered.
The New York Times - 3h
Trump and Musk risk radicalizing veterans

President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to cut funding for programs and fire thousands of federal workers, including veterans, have raised concerns and may negatively impact the Republican Party's ...
The Hill - 5d
Latest reactions to Trump's address to Congress

President Trump addressed both chambers of Congress and touted his latest accomplishments as his second term gets underway. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more on the response from Democrats, and Taurean ...
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‘Time is running out’: Lawmakers scramble for a deal to stop a shutdown

Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.
Politico - Feb. 21
Top GOP negotiator warns stopgap becoming more likely to avert shutdown

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Monday that negotiators are still trading offers as both sides seek a compromise to keep the government funded into autumn — but he cautioned a ...
The Hill - Feb. 24
Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown

President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are taking a hatchet to federal agencies, using executive power to impose spending and job cuts that have sparked a polarizing debate in ...
NBC News - Feb. 26
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be 'clean,' without DOGE cuts

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides ...
The Hill - 6d
Congress barrels toward shutdown deadline with few signs of progress

The government runs out of funding on March 14, and averting a shutdown will likely require bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
CBS News - 6d
Fight over Trump's spending powers boosts shutdown odds

Congressional negotiators racing to avert a government shutdown next month appear to have hit a wall on the question of whether to limit President Trump’s powers to spend the money. On one side of ...
The Hill - 5d
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown

Growing calls among hardline House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to ...
The Hill - 5d
Potential government shutdown if Congress doesn't reach budget plan

There may be a government shutdown if both chambers of Congress can't reach a deal on funding the government. This comes after the House narrowly passed House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget ...
CBS News - 5d
Johnson eyes short-term funding bill with no cuts to prevent shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants to pass a short-term spending bill with no spending cuts to avoid the government shutdown that would take effect in less than two weeks. It's unclear if he ...
CBS News - 1d
Negotiations to avert a shutdown sputter as disputes over DOGE cuts persist

Congress is careening toward a government shutdown in just 11 days as the discord between the two parties over funding talks grows, with no clear path to reaching a deal.
NBC News - 1d
Senate negotiators look at dueling options to avert government shutdown

Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the Senate turn to two possibilities for stopgap spending bills. Senate ...
The Hill - 1d
Trump to huddle with House conservatives about CR as shutdown deadline looms

President Trump is scheduled to huddle with a group of House conservatives Wednesday, as the White House pushes for a clean funding stopgap to keep the government open. The meeting — which will ...
The Hill - 1d
In shift, hard-line conservatives signal openness to stopgap to avert shutdown

Hard-line House conservatives are signaling an openness to supporting a continuing resolution to keep the government open later this month — a notable shift from their usual stance against stopgaps ...
The Hill - 21h
Democrats digging in against full-year CR as shutdown deadline ticks closer

House Democrats are digging in against the Republicans’ plan to fund the government at current levels through September, setting up a clash with GOP leaders and heightening the odds of a shutdown ...
The Hill - 8h
Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...
The Guardian - Feb. 21
WATCH: Southwest plane, jet narrowly avoid collision at Chicago's Midway Airport

The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. Tuesday and was captured on video by StreamTimeLive.
The Hill - Feb. 25
Southwest Airlines plane aborts landing to avoid collision on Chicago runway

A Southwest Airlines plane aborted its landing after spotting a private business jet on a Chicago Midway Airport runway, CBS News has confirmed.
CBS News - Feb. 25

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