Congress approves $1.3 trillion spending bill
March 23, 2018
Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late scuffles and
Trump signs bill to put government back to work
January 22, 2018
President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay
New negotiation tactic: Keep a lid on Trump
January 22, 2018
As the shutdown of the federal government lumbered toward an end on Monday, President Donald Trump remained out of sight, suppressing his instincts to make
Stopgap spending bill averts government shutdown
December 22, 2017
The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill Thursday to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays
Congress approves stopgap spending bill
December 7, 2017
Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range
Deal reached to avert shutdown, help Flint
September 28, 2016
Congressional leaders have broken a stalemate over money to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, clearing the way Wednesday for a spending bill needed to
Congress faces Zika threat, another shutdown
September 7, 2016
Congress’ Republican leaders face decisions on averting a federal shutdown, containing the Zika virus and impeaching the head of the IRS, with approaching elections pressuring
Boehner likes his job…most days
March 2, 2015
We all have bad days at work. John Boehner, too. For the House speaker, “Friday wasn’t all that fun,” he says, though “most days” he
Dems say Homeland Security mess will hurt GOP
March 1, 2015
Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in
Is a lapse in DHS funding that big of a deal?
February 27, 2015
Republican leaders eager to avert a partial government shutdown are getting heat from conservative colleagues who ask what the fuss is all about. Numerous House
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