Politics · 115th Congress
House Democrats Move Retreat to D.C.
Some Democrats already weren’t thrilled about the potential disruption, attributing it to poor planning by the Republican majority, which controls the floor schedule.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Republicans Huddle to Avoid Latest Shutdown Threat
GOP leaders are banking that blowback from last month’s brief shutdown will carry the latest stopgap over the goal line with a minimum of fuss.
Politics · 115th Congress
Republican Retreat Heavy on Boasting, Short on Strategy
GOP leaders appear as stuck on negotiations over a fiscal 2018 spending bill as they were before the government shutdown last month.
Politics · 115th Congress
Latest Looming Shutdown Could Scuttle House Democratic Retreat
Their retreat in Cambridge, Maryland, is booked for next week — right in the middle of the next shutdown clash as the current stopgap funding bill expires Feb. 8.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress, It’s Time to Heal Thyself. Here’s How
The comparative yawn that greeted the latest government shutdown reveals how shockingly little the public now expects from Congress.
Politics · 115th Congress
White House Not Shooting Down Possible Shutdown-Ending Deal
He has not had any members over for shutdown talks since Minority Leader Charles E.
Politics · 115th Congress
AFL-CIO Passes on Endorsing O’Rourke
The Democrat from El Paso told the Tribune his team tried to schedule an appearance at the convention, but he had other campaign events that were ultimately canceled because of the government shutdown
Politics · 115th Congress
Photos of the Week: Butterfly Protesters, A Gold Medal for Dole and More as Shutdown Cloud Hangs Over D.C.
The shutdown showdown cloud has loomed over Washington this entire week, but life also went on inside the halls of Congress.
Politics · 115th Congress
On Shutdowns, Trump Once Thought ‘Pressure is on the President’
But in 2013, Trump called into “Fox & Friends” to say then-President Barack Obama was responsible for a government shutdown.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senators Leave for the Night With No Plan to Actually Avert Shutdown
It will take unanimous consent of 100 senators to keep the government from at least a brief shutdown. The Senate adjourned after 10 p.m.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: With a Potemkin President, Maybe It’s Time for Congressional Government
After seeing copies of the president’s recent private schedule (which is different from the misleading version released to the press), Swan reported that Trump normally holds his first meeting of the day
Politics · 115th Congress
10 Issues Congress Faces in January
Democrats had hoped to address the matter, a top priority for the party, before the end of 2017 but agreed to push the fight off until January rather than force a government shutdown.
Politics · 115th Congress
Schumer, Pelosi Cancel on Trump, Decry White House ‘Show Meeting’
But Trump signaled any Democratic efforts to use a shutdown-averting spending measure to make some of their immigration demands law could be a deal-breaker.
Politics · 115th Congress
Pulling Out of Politics: How Members Retire From the Hill
Coming off a grueling 2014 schedule and a 30-point re-election victory, Rep.
Policy · 115th Congress
Nominations Fill Legislative Void in Senate
A battle over policy riders could even elongate that debate, culminating in a government shutdown weeks before a scheduled holiday break.
Politics · 115th Congress
Analysis: Trump Hits Congress With Immigration Quandary
McConnell did not mention the ticking clock on DACA at all on Tuesday when laying out the Senate schedule for September.
Politics · 115th Congress
In the Courthouse: Cases Affecting Congress Work Way Through System
2012, that the Legislature endorsed in 2013, and that have governed the past three elections, or under a new remedial map adopted without this Court’s review (or reviewed only on a remarkably truncated schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Group Ponders Debt Limit/Omnibus Combo
With Congress needing to both prevent a government shutdown and a debt default in a matter of a few short months, the Republican Study Committee on Wednesday discussed the idea of combining a debt limit
Politics · 115th Congress
White House Plans Week of Activities as Trump’s 100th Day Approaches
All the activity planned for the president ahead of the milestone will occur as Trump’s team works with lawmakers to avoid a government shutdown on Friday night, while possibly teeing up a revised