Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk
After the last shutdown, estimates were upward of 1 million contractors, many of them lower-paid employees, never got paid for over one month of lost work.
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Four spending bills readied for House floor amid stopgap uncertainty
His manager’s amendment, which also would be slipped into the base text upon adoption of the rule, would make an additional $1 billion in cuts. mostly from State Department diplomatic programs and contributions
Menendez rejects New Jersey Democrats’ calls to resign after indictment
Donald Norcross, D-N.J., had $1 million. A Republican has not won a Senate race in New Jersey since 1972 and the race had been rated Solid Democratic by Inside Elections.
Long road to compensation for Camp Lejeune victims takes a turn
Those who contracted any of five "Tier 1" diseases — kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia or bladder cancer — are eligible for $150,000 if they spent less than a year at Camp Lejeune
Democrats rap FEC gridlock that Republicans say is a feature
Both platforms have grown significantly amid the rise of donors giving amounts as little as $1 in response to online solicitations from candidates or PACs.
What Republicans from districts Biden won say about budget standoff
"We are one half of 1/3 of this government and we have to work together," she said.
Balanced-budget plan unveiled by House Republicans
Spending would then be allowed to grow by only 1 percent a year, which amounts to additional cuts after accounting for population growth and inflation.
House conservatives torpedo rule on Defense spending bill
That includes measures to limit security assistance to Ukraine, cut various Pentagon officials’ salaries to $1 a year, and more.
Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse
James Lankford, R-Okla., that would automatically provide continuing appropriations if spending bills for the new fiscal year have not yet been enacted by Oct. 1.
Partisan House GOP stopgap funds bill on halting comeback trail
Lawler, who won by less than 1 percent last year in a district Biden won by 10 points, said he couldn’t support spending bills at the $1.47 trillion topline.
Cisneros eyes open California seat for return to Congress
Corrected 1:54 p.m. | Democrat Gil Cisneros, a Navy veteran from California who served a single term in the House before losing reelection in 2020, is aiming for a political comeback.
GOP Steering panel postpones meeting to fill Appropriations seat
The decision comes as House Republicans are struggling among themselves to unify on a temporary spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Entertainers, athletes looped in to Taiwan tax benefits
Cortez Masto narrowly won reelection by less than 1 percentage point in 2022, a victory that was critical to Democrats retaining control of the Senate.
House stopgap bill falters with no Senate backup plan in sight
All of which lays the groundwork for at least a brief shutdown starting Oct. 1, though it’s not clear what the exit strategy would be or what would possibly convince McCarthy’s detractors to shelve their
Scalise is back, but unclear for how long
said he would remain committed to his work now whether at home or at the Capitol. ’A lot of conversations’ The challenge begins just as Congress faces the risk of a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1
Partisan divide on drug shortages unresolved after hearing
And while the drugs in shortage make up less than 1 percent in 340B price savings, he said, it would hit certain hospitals hard.Â
Voters ask: Is anything working in America?
In it, five of the seven candidates had a lead over Biden, one was tied, and the other trailed by 1 percentage point.
Arrington sets House budget resolution markup next week
But the timing is unclear with the focus on averting a partial government shutdown before the Oct. 1 appropriations deadline.
Spending turmoil rocks House GOP with deadline weeks away
​House Republicans are discussing a three- to four-week stopgap funding measure to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1 that would push decisions on military and economic aid for Ukraine
In new poll, Europeans express little faith in America’s future influence
A 2021 Pew survey found that a median of only 1 in 6 (18 percent) believe that the U.S. is a model democracy. No wonder they fear what the next election may produce.