GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term
Lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday and are seeking to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week. President ...
Rep. Andy Biggs cited his trust in Trump while voting to avoid shutdown
Biggs has never shied from votes that made GOP leadership wince, but didn't do so as the House needed every vote to avoid a ...
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 ...
DOGE is at the center of the government shutdown fight
Democrats aren't used to voting against keeping the government open. But DOGE and the Trump administrations early moves are ...
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
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’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...
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Elon Musk wants a government shutdown so it's easier to fire federal workers: report
Elon Musk wants the government to shut down so it's easier for his DOGE team to get ax hundreds of thousands of federal ...