Shutdown serves as exhibit A into why Congress does not work
There was nothing inevitable about this shutdown.Â
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With Republicans out of town, House Democrats are everywhere and nowhere
During the doldrums of a shutdown, the skirmishes spilled out into the relatively empty hallways. By the afternoon, more than one verbal clash had broken out.
Trump dials back public schedule as government shutdown rolls on
President Donald Trump has pivoted to a noticeably lighter public schedule since the government began a partial shutdown last week, with no apparent signs he is trying to win over Democrats to reopen the
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At the Races: Who ends the shutdown?
Still, cross-party negotiations on trying to find a way out of the shutdown are happening.
Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
this week about the government funding impasse, White House and Capitol Hill officials said Monday, after lawmakers left Capitol Hill for a week on Friday with little movement toward averting a partial shutdown
Neither side blinking yet as House preps for CR vote
It’s the same argument Democrats repeatedly made when they were in the majority and were locked in shutdown showdowns with Republicans.
Trump will be on the road as lawmakers scramble to avert shutdown
The upcoming schedule is vastly different to the approach Trump and his aides took over the spring and summer as Republicans negotiated his signature measure known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
House panel posts batch of Epstein files, as Massie presses for larger release
The effort by the Kentucky Republican sets up an intraparty clash right as the speaker has other matters on his mind, like averting a partial government shutdown as the fiscal year ends.
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At the Races: Going low
This came two weeks after Gallego toured Iowa, and marked the completion of his first Iowa-New Hampshire swing — tour schedule stops that have long signaled a run for president.
GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House
House Republican appropriators are running into headwinds in their attempt to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break, struggling both with a tight schedule and intraparty differences on
Key dates to watch in 2025 for the 119th Congress
March 14: Fiscal 2025 continuing resolution expires When Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement to avoid a shutdown ahead of Christmas, the agreement pushed the deadline for enacting appropriations
House calendar for 2025 eyes a busy spring
The calendar features just one planned four-week period in session before the August recess, with holiday breaks following a traditional schedule, including two weeks around the time of Easter and Passover
The man with a plan to upend government, and what it entails
"The Biden regulatory agenda comes to a grinding halt with a government shutdown," he posted on X in September 2023.Â
Six-month stopgap funds bill yanked from House floor
tie a six-month spending extension to a voting restriction bill pushed by former President Donald Trump was stymied Wednesday as the Louisiana Republican was forced to pull the package from the floor schedule
Trump, Republicans try to stir up support for noncitizen voting bill
"Of course not," Scott said when asked about supporting a potential shutdown over the SAVE Act. "There’s nobody up here who wants to shut down the government."
Six-month stopgap funds bill with voting rider unveiled in House
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., listed the stopgap measure on his floor schedule for the upcoming week. The Rules Committee is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m.
Editor’s Note: What passes for normal in Congress
off a two-week recess, Congress returned to the Capitol the week of April 8 without the imminent threat of spending deadlines, free to conduct legislative business without the specter of a government shutdown
Unfinished 2023 business dominates start of 2024 session
"The bipartisan funding framework congressional leaders have reached moves us one step closer to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities," President Joe Biden
‘A colossal waste of time’: Frustrations rise over use of privileged resolutions in the House
When a member raises a question of privilege on the floor, leaders must schedule a vote on it within two legislative days.
Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending
GOP divisions But Johnson is facing increasing pressure from his right flank after relying on Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.