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 ...
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to ...
Vance pitches GOP rebels on DOGE, border in 11th-hour plea for unity against shutdown
Trump has endorsed a House Republican-led measure, a rough extension of fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding levels called a ...
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 2nd term live updates: Trump, Vance lobby GOP as government shutdown looms
With a potential government shutdown ahead, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are reaching out to House ...
Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
La., is teeing up the bill for a vote as soon as Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them ...
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 ...
As a shutdown deadline approaches, Trump uses a word the public rarely hears from him
The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a ...
House Republicans unveil bill to avoid shutdown and they’re daring Democrats to oppose it
The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year ...