Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he would only accept strict border security measures. Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate 's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he …
WASHINGTON — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. Sen. Patty Murray, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for the bill but said it would eventually “double the shutdown risk.” …
The largest US infrastructure investment in decades, the bill’s passage would be a key victory for President Joe Biden. The United States Senate will try to complete work this week on a $1-trillion infrastructure investment bill that would bring long-awaited improvements to roads, bridges and mass-transit systems and deliver a rare bipartisan victory to President Joe Biden. It would also …
