Senators Continue to Wait for House Lawmakers to Sort It Themselves on Spending
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House approves stopgap spending bill, hours before shutdown deadline
The House approved a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial federal government shutdown. The bill was approved after Republicans removed provisions to extend the federal debt limit. NBC News' ...NBC News - 1d -
House passes government spending package after Trump, Musk fueled chaos
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House Republicans float a debt limit, spending pact deal — with themselves
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Johnson lays out two spending paths in House GOP meeting
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GOP Lawmakers Want Elon Musk to Be Speaker of the House
There is no requirement that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of Congress. After Elon Musk all but killed a bill to fund the government, lawmakers now propose to cut out the middleman.Wired - 2d -
Dropped From Spending Bill, Cancer Research and D.C. Stadium Measures Revived by Senate
Two bills on pediatric cancer research and a football stadium site had been left out of the main spending package, but passed early Saturday as separate legislation.The New York Times - 12h -
Senate sends spending deal to Biden's desk, averting shutdown
The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a stopgap funding package, avoiding a government shutdown that would have furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and bringing a ...The Hill - 1d -
House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline
The Republican-controlled House passed a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown Friday evening, sending it to the Senate before a midnight deadline.NBC News - 1d -
House Republicans weigh new spending bill hours ahead of government shutdown
NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the latest developments from Congress as lawmakers continue to work towards a new spending deal that would help avert a government shutdown before the end of the year.NBC News - 1d -
Senate Republicans fume over 'fiasco' in House
Senate Republicans were left fuming Thursday over what they called the dysfunctional “s--- show” and “fiasco” they witnessed in the House as two proposals to fund the government through Christmas ...The Hill - 2d -
Dozens of House Republicans Defy Trump’s Orders to Support Spending Bill
Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect’s command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the ...The New York Times - 2d -
Trump-backed government spending deal fails in House vote
A new government funding bill proposed by Republican lawmakers and supported by President-elect Donald Trump failed Thursday in a House vote after a previous bipartisan agreement was scuttled ...CBS News - 2d -
Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump
A day before potential shutdown, House rejects package hastily assembled after Trump and Musk scuttled prior deal. Donald Trump suffered a humiliating setback on Thursday when Republicans in ...The Guardian - 2d -
Republican spending bill to avert government shutdown fails in House – live
Spending bill backed by Donald Trump fails 174-235, leaving lawmakers with just one day to stave off shutdown. What is the US debt ceiling? Donald Trump ’s disruption of the government ...The Guardian - 2d -
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Mike Johnson’s Hold on House Speaker Job
A Republican backlash to the speaker’s plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.The New York Times - 2d -
House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill
House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday. Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM ...The Hill - 2d -
Watch: House votes on spending bill
The House is slated to vote on the revamped government spending bill Thursday evening. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) initially proposed the continuing resolution Tuesday evening, but was met with ...The Hill - 2d -
Manchin predicts Senate will go along with House on shutdown negotiations
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" he expects the tense negotiations on funding the government will end without a shutdown.CBS News - 2d -
House Democrat on spending drama: 'I’m just gonna sit back and sip my tea'
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) suggested Wednesday that the ongoing spending battle in the House is being waged among Republicans, saying "I'm just gonna sit back." “We’re looking at this like, ...The Hill - 2d -
White House blasts Trump, GOP over spending threats
The White House on Wednesday blasted President-elect Trump and Republicans for sinking a proposed government spending deal, raising the possibility of a shutdown. “Republicans need to stop playing ...The Hill - 3d -
Live updates: Trump rejects CR as Johnson considers backup spending plan; NDAA clears Senate
President-elect Trump rejected the bipartisan spending deal that was drawing flak from an array of Republicans, with a government shutdown deadline of Friday. The deal to keep the government funded ...The Hill - 3d -
House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.CBS News - 3d -
U.S. tech continues to power Russian weapons despite export controls, Senate Democrats find
A report from Senate Democrats says a key national security office remains critically underfunded, resulting in U.S-made technology continuing to fall into Russian hands as it conducts its illegal ...NBC News - 3d -
Senate passes $895bn Pentagon spending bill despite provision denying transgender care to minors – live
Senate votes 85-14 to pass National Defense Authorization Act, which has provision preventing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military members. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic ...The Guardian - 3d -
Fast-track House vote anticipated on spending deal as conservatives object
House lawmakers are bracing for a possible vote on the 1,500-page government funding deal as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a fast-track process. The potential move to speed up ...The Hill - 3d -
Senate Dem snaps at CNN reporter over lawmaker pay raise question
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) scoffed at a question from CNN reporter Manu Raju, who asked him on Wednesday why lawmakers should get a pay raise as part of a new plan to fund the government. "Do you ...The Hill - 3d -
House, Senate conservatives back 2-step process to enact Trump agenda
House and Senate conservatives in a letter to their leaders Wednesday backed a two-step budget reconciliation process to enact President-elect Trump’s agenda that would begin with a border bill, ...The Hill - 3d -
Lawmakers seek to rein in PBMs as part of spending bill's sweeping health deal
Lawmakers have agreed to attach a sweeping health care package to a year-end stopgap government funding legislation, according to text obtained by The Hill ahead of the release of the full bill. ...The Hill - 4d -
Live updates: Lawmakers race to avert shutdown; drone briefing set for House panel
Congress is barreling toward Friday's government funding deadline, with Republicans signaling they have a deal on a continuing resolution that includes disaster funding and assistance for ...The Hill - 4d -
Wait continues for details on short-term spending bill to keep government running
Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a short-term spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, but the text of the bill has yet to be released. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small ...CBS News - 4d -
White House officials on Travis Timmerman, continued search for Austin Tice
NSC spokesperson John Kirby and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented Thursday on the discovery of American Travis Timmerman in Syria and the ongoing efforts to locate Austin ...CBS News - Dec. 12 -
White House downplays mystery drones as key lawmakers demand answers
Lawmakers are demanding briefings about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.NBC News - Dec. 12 -
GOP senators fear House chaos could derail Trump's agenda
Republican senators fear that the narrow House GOP majority in next year’s Congress could rain chaos on President-elect Trump’s agenda and are pushing to finish up work on the overdue annual ...The Hill - Dec. 12 -
Trump picks continue senator meetings, man accused of assaulting Nancy Mace
Several of President-elect Donald Trump's team picks are still courting senators for support as confirmation hearings draw closer. This comes as more details emerge about an apparent altercation in ...CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Hegseth continues courting senators for top defense post
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is still meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill in hopes of getting enough support from senators to clear the confirmation ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Musk and Ramaswamy pitch spending advisory board to lawmakers on Capitol Hill
NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles, Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent Garrett Haake and CNBC Senior Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers join Meet the Press NOW to report on Elon Musk ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Senate Democrat: Multiple Republicans are 'waiting for the right moment to say no' to Hegseth
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Wednesday he has talked to several Republican colleagues who have said they are “waiting for the right moment” to reject Pete Hegseth as the nominee to lead ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is leading a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defense spendingABC News - Dec. 4 -
Hispanic senators press Biden to protect immigrants before leaving White House
The Senate’s three current Hispanic Democrats are calling on President Biden to extend and strengthen humanitarian protections for certain groups of immigrants whose legal status could be stripped ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
California lawmakers unveil new abortion protections ahead of Trump return to White House
California lawmakers unveiled two new pieces of legislation to protect abortion access in the state ahead of President-elect Trump’s return to the White House in January. The first of the two ...The Hill - Dec. 3