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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has ruled out a Christmas omnibus spending package as lawmakers brace for a difficult lame-duck session.

Post-election endgame

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted September 30, 2024 at 3:14pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., paved the way for a bipartisan stopgap funding bill after shelving a push for an election security measure.

Finish line in sight

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted September 23, 2024 at 2:14pm
House GOP leaders are struggling to settle on a strategy for passing a funding extension that could muster a majority vote.

Long wait for a funding plan

By Aidan Quigley, Peter Cohn and David Lerman
Posted September 16, 2024 at 3:52pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing a voting restriction measure opposed by Democrats as he struggles to pass a six-month funding extension.

Politics of stopgap spending

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:22pm
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, agreed to shelve the Homeland Security bill until the fall.

Spending bill punts

By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Valerie Yurk
Posted July 29, 2024 at 6:46pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pulled two spending bills that had been slated for floor votes this week as the appropriations process slows to a crawl.

Appropriations derailed

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted July 22, 2024 at 3:27pm
President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance and sagging poll numbers could embolden Republicans on tax and spending policies.

GOP’s political edge

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 8, 2024 at 3:51pm
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., chair of the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee, is sure to oppose the Justice Department funding cuts sought by House Republicans.

Law enforcement funding battle

By David Lerman, Ryan Tarinelli and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 1, 2024 at 3:14pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seeking amendments that would gut foreign aid from spending bills the House plans to take up this week.

Border security and foreign aid fights

By David Lerman, Rachel Oswald and Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2024 at 4:11pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., opened the door to renegotiating a budget caps deal but warned that nondefense spending must increase with defense.

Spending caps in peril

By David Lerman, Caitlin Reilly and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 17, 2024 at 3:15pm