Is US shutdown likely? Why has it become a regular threat?
1 year, 5 months ago

Is US shutdown likely? Why has it become a regular threat?

Firstpost  

The US government is set to shut down after midnight on 1 October. Experts blame a host of issues including the way the government is funded, growing partisanship in recent years and Congress’ proclivity to delay passing important spending bills The US Congress seems to be on the verge of yet another shutdown – the fourth partial government shutdown in a decade. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate bill shows “bipartisanship can triumph over extremism.” Schumer said, “We all know together that a government shutdown will be devastating, devastating to this country.” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared on board with the bipartisan Senate plan, saying, “Government shutdowns are bad news.” But the Senate measure has already been rejected by Republicans in the House. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a key Trump ally leading the right flank, said on Fox News a shutdown is not optimal but “it’s better than continuing on the current path that we are to America’s financial ruin.” McCarthy, for his part, suggested on Thursday that a shutdown could be avoided if Senate Democrats agreed to address border issues in their stopgap measure. Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to rate the US government “Aaa” with a stable outlook, said on Monday that a shutdown would harm the country’s credit rating.

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"There was no leverage": Schumer says voting to avoid shutdown sidestepped harm from "evil people"
6 days, 4 hours ago

"There was no leverage": Schumer says voting to avoid shutdown sidestepped harm from "evil people"

Salon  

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced some tough questions during a stop by NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Schumer said a shutdown would have been catastrophic for Democrats policy goals, giving President Donald Trump's administration carte blanche to dismantle portions of the federal government they dislike. "I knew when I cast my vote against the government shutdown that there …

US Shutdown Looms As Trump-Backed Spending Cuts Put Govt Under Pressure, Senate Braces For Midnight Vote
2 weeks ago

US Shutdown Looms As Trump-Backed Spending Cuts Put Govt Under Pressure, Senate Braces For Midnight Vote

ABP News  

With a Friday night deadline looming to either fund the government or risk a shutdown, the Senate is preparing for a crucial vote on a Trump-backed bill recently passed by the House of Representatives. "President Trump and Republican leaders would like nothing more than to pull us into the mud of a protracted government shutdown. Some Party Leaders Cautioned On …

Senate Democrats In A Jam On Government Funding
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Senate Democrats In A Jam On Government Funding

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are facing a difficult decision whether to hold their nose and vote for Republican legislation that would empower President Donald Trump’s administration to continue slashing federal agencies or risk a costly government shutdown later this week. “Instead of working with Democrats to invest in working families and communities all across America, Speaker Johnson …

‘Chilling’: Trump White House blames Biden amid recession alarms and market nosedive
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Chilling’: Trump White House blames Biden amid recession alarms and market nosedive

Raw Story  

It’s Monday, March 10, and Donald Trump has been president for 50 days. While Congressional Republicans will likely need some Democratic votes, and it’s unclear how many, if any, they can count on, some political commentators are warning that Speaker Johnson is “devising a trap for congressional Democrats.” You would not know any of this if you just walked through …

US Government shutdown looms as Donald Trump, Congress clash over spending ahead of March 14 deadline
3 weeks, 4 days ago

US Government shutdown looms as Donald Trump, Congress clash over spending ahead of March 14 deadline

Live Mint  

With less than two weeks remaining before the March 14 deadline, Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress have yet to reach a deal to prevent a government shutdown. “The bigger issue is the Democrats' insistence on putting poison pills into the bill that would restrict the president’s abilities,” said Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Broader fiscal challenges The …

Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown
4 weeks ago

Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives to talk to reporters about the spending bill on Feb. 11. Meanwhile, her Republican counterpart outright dismissed Democratic efforts to include assurances in the legislation that funding approved by Congress would be spent by President Trump’s administration as lawmakers intended. The judge said the freeze had “placed critical programs for children, the elderly, and everyone …

Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown in two weeks
1 month ago

Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown in two weeks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As House members finished voting for the week and left Washington, the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, voiced frustration that Republicans had yet to respond to her latest offer on a full-year spending bill, even though it had been made five days earlier. Meanwhile, her Republican counterpart outright dismissed Democratic efforts to include …

Republicans 'dreading it' with 'clock ticking' towards 'stumbling into a shutdown': report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans 'dreading it' with 'clock ticking' towards 'stumbling into a shutdown': report

Raw Story  

House Republicans are becoming increasingly concerned that they will not be able to agree amongst themselves on a budget deal that will forestall a government shutdown in March. According to a report from NOTUS, House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole confessed the drop-dead date is "getting here faster than I would like," adding, "We need to get a topline. According to …

Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown

Firstpost  

After last-minute legislative wrangling amid pressure from incoming president Donald Trump, lawmakers finally passed the funding bill in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly avoiding massive halts in government services right ahead of the Christmas holiday. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters after passing the funding bill to avert the government shutdown at the Capitol in …

Congress narrowly averts government shutdown — and rejects Trump’s debt ceiling commands
3 months, 1 week ago

Congress narrowly averts government shutdown — and rejects Trump’s debt ceiling commands

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Look, both through a narrow majority that we have, but also just the difficulties …

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
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3 months, 1 week ago

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown

ABP News  

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent a midnight government shutdown on Friday, defying President-elect Donald Trump's call to approve trillions of dollars in new debt. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X that he is “confident” the Senate will vote to avert a shutdown and hopes “to get it passed as soon as possible.” The legislation …

Senate passes funding bill and sends it to Biden's desk, averting govt shutdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Senate passes funding bill and sends it to Biden's desk, averting govt shutdown

Firstpost  

In the early hours of Saturday, Senators voted 85-11 to approve the extension of government funding at the current level until March 14. The bill will now reach the desk of the current US President Joe Biden for his signature before the Friday midnight deadline Hours after the nod from the US House of Representatives, the Senate passed the new …

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
3 months, 1 week ago

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

New Indian Express  

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. The federal debt limit expires Jan. 1, and Trump doesn't want the first months of his new administration saddled with tough negotiations in Congress to lift the nation's borrowing capacity. “Congress must …

Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown
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3 months, 1 week ago

Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown

Al Jazeera  

The US president hails the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to the wire. United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan funding bill that averts a government shutdown, days after Congress was thrown into turmoil after President-elect Donald Trump rejected an initial deal. “That’s good news for the …

Biden returns to the Hill amid shutdown talks – as some Democrats are left asking where he is
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden returns to the Hill amid shutdown talks – as some Democrats are left asking where he is

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For three days, Democratic members of Congress have flurried about …

Trump suggests US government should shut down ‘now’, calls it ‘a Biden problem’
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump suggests US government should shut down ‘now’, calls it ‘a Biden problem’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has voiced his opinion on the fears of an impending government shutdown. Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, Friday morning, the president-elect suggested that the government should shut down “now” while Joe Biden is still in office. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Trump calls potential government shutdown ‘a Biden problem’ “If there is going to be a shutdown …

Americans gird for Christmas U.S. government shutdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Americans gird for Christmas U.S. government shutdown

Raw Story  

U.S. lawmakers were racing Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas. Conservatives immediately voiced frustration over the add-ons in the 1,547-page text and Musk -- Trump's incoming point man on government spending cuts -- spent Wednesday …

Vance: Dems wanted a shutdown — and that's 'exactly what they’re going to get'
3 months, 1 week ago

Vance: Dems wanted a shutdown — and that's 'exactly what they’re going to get'

Raw Story  

A frustrated Vice President-elect J.D. Vance blamed Democrats for the House's failure to avert a holiday shutdown and said they're trying to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from "negotiating leverage" when he returns to the Oval Office next year, according to CNN. “The Democrats just voted to shut down the government even though we had a clean, because they didn’t want …

US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House
3 months, 1 week ago

US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House

Live Mint  

US Government: A Republican spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump was soundly rejected in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, leaving Congress without a clear strategy to avert a looming government shutdown that threatens to disrupt Christmas travel. Donald Trump's Controversial Proposal Donald Trump's rejected spending bill aimed to extend government funding into March 2025, coinciding with Trump’s …

Donald Trump-backed spending deal to avert government shutdown fails in US House
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump-backed spending deal to avert government shutdown fails in US House

India Today  

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. Trump had pressured lawmakers to tie up loose ends before he takes office on Jan. 20, but members of the …

Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean
3 months, 1 week ago

Explained: Closures, social security checks, furloughs – What a Government shutdown might mean

India Today  

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays. Here’s what to know about a possible government shutdown, what agencies would be affected …

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump-backed spending bill voted down as US government shutdown looms

Al Jazeera  

US House of Representatives rejects spending bill as US edges closer to partial government shutdown. The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare to travel during the holiday season. The Republican-led bill was a last-ditch effort to avert a …

US Republicans propose new deal to prevent shutdown, with Donald Trump’s backing
3 months, 1 week ago

US Republicans propose new deal to prevent shutdown, with Donald Trump’s backing

Hindustan Times  

Republicans in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday they had reached a new spending package that would avert a looming government shutdown -- this time with the support of President-elect Donald Trump, who scuttled a prior bipartisan version. The new package would fund government operations for three months, until Trump is in the White House and Republicans control both chambers …

US govt shutdown looms as Donald Trump, Elon Musk kill funding deal
3 months, 1 week ago

US govt shutdown looms as Donald Trump, Elon Musk kill funding deal

Hindustan Times  

The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on through the New Year. The money authorized by lawmakers to run federal agencies expires on Friday night, and party leaders had agreed on a stopgap bill -- …

Trump's put himself in a 'big mess' as House Dems sit back and watch GOP 'squirm': report
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump's put himself in a 'big mess' as House Dems sit back and watch GOP 'squirm': report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump faces the very real possibility of being the first-ever American president to be inaugurated with a shut-down federal government. As Politico reported, the decision by Trump and X owner Elon Musk to kill the bipartisan funding deal to keep the government open has put Trump in a "big mess" at a time when he hoped to be …

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
3 months, 1 week ago

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congress has until midnight …

'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster
3 months, 1 week ago

'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday helped to blow up a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open, and he's already trying to shift the blame. In an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Trump reiterated his warning that any government funding package needed to either significantly raise the debt ceiling or even abolish it completely. Republican-led government shutdowns during …

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
3 months, 1 week ago

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands. “That’s exactly what they’re going to get.” For Johnson, …

Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump rejects bipartisan plan to prevent Christmas-time government shutdown

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the end of the week. Trump instead urged Congress to pass legislation that would tie up loose ends before he takes office next month by raising the government's …

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown
3 months, 1 week ago

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown

NPR  

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been sworn in yet but he's already running Washington again in his familiar style of upheaval and intraparty drama, starting with the decision to kill a bipartisan spending bill without a strategy to avoid a government shutdown. Trump and his …

US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown

India Today  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Jeffries said “an agreement is an agreement,” and by backing out of it “the House Republicans “will now own any harm that is …

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind
3 months, 1 week ago

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with Republican House leaders at a news conference Tuesday. A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job — while federal offices are being told to prepare to shutter operations ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. …

Biden stays out of public spotlight as shutdown negotiations spiral and deadline looms
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden stays out of public spotlight as shutdown negotiations spiral and deadline looms

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden is choosing to stay out of the public spotlight in what could emerge one of the final domestic crises of his presidency, as the White House and Democrats in Washington are portraying a looming government shutdown as a problem for Republicans to resolve on their own. “It’s in the Hill’s hands,” a senior White …

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
3 months, 1 week ago

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. AP AUDIO: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes …

'Trump is pressuring GOP to shut down the government at the end of this month': report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Trump is pressuring GOP to shut down the government at the end of this month': report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing to make the nightmare that House Speaker Mike Johnson has worked to avoid come true. NBC News reports that "Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to shut down the government at the end of this month if Congress doesn’t pass a GOP-backed proposal to establish new election rules nationwide." Given that Democrats control both …

Republican calls for economic ‘shut down’ while accusing Biden of Marxist agenda
10 months, 1 week ago

Republican calls for economic ‘shut down’ while accusing Biden of Marxist agenda

Raw Story  

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is calling on Congress to "shut down" the U.S. economy over the southern border, while accusing President Joe Biden of Marxist policies and denouncing his border legislation that Donald Trump ordered killed months ago. Congresswoman Spartz on Tuesday spoke to Fox News Business host Maria Bartiromo in a rambling interview on the Senate bipartisan border bill …

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended shutdown threat
1 year ago

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “But it rejects extreme cuts from House Republicans and expands access to child care, invests in cancer research, funds mental health and substance use care, advances American …

US House passes GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
1 year, 4 months ago

US House passes GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown

Live Mint  

The House of Representatives has successfully passed a bill to prevent a government shutdown before the holiday season, securing broad bipartisan support with a vote of 336 to 95, Fox News reported. To avert a government shutdown during the pre-holiday period, the House initially extended government funding for fiscal year 2023 until November 17, providing additional time for Congress to …

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?

LA Times  

The first test of House Speaker Mike Johnson is whether he can make a deal to avoid a government shutdown. On Tuesday the House is expected to vote on a stopgap funding proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the once-obscure Louisiana Republican who was elevated to the speakership after the defenestration of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson has proposed a “laddered” continuing …

Shutdown Averted. Now What?
1 year, 5 months ago

Shutdown Averted. Now What?

Bloomberg  

The first thing to know about the 11th-hour decision by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to agree to a deal to keep the government running through Nov. 17, is that it’s the most ordinary thing possible. That Republicans flailed around for weeks trying to do something else only revealed that sometimes, the obvious path is obvious for a reason. That complicated …

President Biden says shutdown won’t be his fault. Will Americans agree?
1 year, 5 months ago

President Biden says shutdown won’t be his fault. Will Americans agree?

The Hindu  

Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. Asked on Friday if Mr. Biden should bear any responsibility for the shutdown, White House budget director Shalanda Young said “absolutely not" and accused Republicans of being cavalier with people's lives. And …

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
1 year, 5 months ago

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

The Hindu  

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign. And we’re going to keep government open.” With no deal in place before Sunday, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active-duty …

Biden to convene his cabinet next week about tomorrow's anticipated government shutdown - as it's feared chaos could drag on for WEEKS
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden to convene his cabinet next week about tomorrow's anticipated government shutdown - as it's feared chaos could drag on for WEEKS

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is set to meet with his Cabinet early next week to discuss how the government will function after the anticipated shutdown begins on Sunday. Biden will stay in Washington DC over the critical weekend and remain in contact with his legislative affairs team in order to get updates on the shutdown negotiations in Capitol Hill. President Joe …

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
1 year, 5 months ago

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. He also said the United States “cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted” and expected McCarthy …

Biden says it’s ‘good news’ the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden says it’s ‘good news’ the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Staring down a possible government shutdown, the White House wanted to make sure any blame would fall at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. Asked on Friday if Biden should bear any responsibility for the potential shutdown, White House budget director Shalanda Young said “absolutely not” and accused Republicans of being cavalier with …

US government shutdown imminent as lawmakers scramble to reach agreement
1 year, 5 months ago

US government shutdown imminent as lawmakers scramble to reach agreement

Al Jazeera  

The closure of all but critical government services would start on Sunday after midnight. The United States government is headed towards a shutdown this weekend as Republicans and Democrats pursued rival stopgap measures to prevent a closure that would disrupt many government services, squeeze federal employees and roil politics. The closure of all but critical government services, set to start …

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain
1 year, 5 months ago

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Asked if he had the votes, McCarthy said, “We’ll see.” But as soon as the floor debate began, McCarthy’s chief Republican critic, Rep. Matt Gaetz …

US shutdown almost certain as Republican spending plan fails House vote I What's next for Biden?
1 year, 6 months ago

US shutdown almost certain as Republican spending plan fails House vote I What's next for Biden?

India TV News  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. McCarthy's right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30 per cent to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient. Asked if he had …

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
1 year, 6 months ago

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

LA Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media about efforts to avert a looming government shutdown at the Capitol on Friday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Asked if he had the votes, McCarthy …

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