Has Trump Already Lost His Iron Grip on the GOP?
Happy Monday, and a happy Festivus! We’ll forego the traditional airing of grievances — and, boy, do we have some grievances ...
Trump-Approved Spending Plan Goes Down in Flames
We’re less than 29 hours away from a shutdown deadline and chaos reigns in Congress. Here’s the latest. Trump-Approved ...
House Votes to Dodge Shutdown, Ditching Trump Demand
Congress looks poised to avert a government shutdown at midnight, but it sure hasn’t been easy. Here’s the latest. House ...
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Trump-Approved Spending Plan Goes Down in Flames
President-elect Donald Trump and House Republican leaders had a Plan B to avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend. It just got shot down because of bipartisan opposition. GOP leaders and ...
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House Votes to Dodge Shutdown, Ditching Trump Debt Limit Demand
With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, the House on Friday evening overwhelmingly passed a stopgap plan to keep federal agencies open until the middle of March, provide ...
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Trump Torpedoes Johnson’s Bipartisan Government Funding Deal
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday upended efforts to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, blasting a bipartisan deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and calling for a ...
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Biden Administration Scraps Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said ...
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What Happens if the Government Shuts Down
Although Republicans have produced a last-minute bill that would avoid a government shutdown, there’s still a fair chance that lawmakers will fail to agree on the path forward in the next 36 ...