Johnson lays out two spending paths in House GOP meeting
Speaker Mike Johnson laid out two potential paths to avert a government shutdown in a closed-door meeting with the House GOP Friday morning, according to a slide presented in the closed-door House GOP conference and shared with POLITICO. There's
Musk vows to fund ‘moderate’ Democratic primary challengers
Elon Musk said he’ll be funding moderate primary challengers to incumbent Democrats in deep-blue seats around the country, as he continues to try to influence a wide swath of government. “Forgot to mention that I’m also going to be funding
Senators continue to wait for House lawmakers to ‘sort it themselves’ on spending
A week into the House’s chaotic attempt to pass a government funding deal, senators are signaling they're open to near anything — except moving on their own government-funding deal first. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), a member of the Senate Appropriations
Jeffries: We’re talking with Republicans again
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries privately told his caucus Friday morning that communication had restarted with Republicans, according to two people familiar with his remarks granted anonymity to discuss the dynamics. “Because of our display of unity, the lines of
Johnson moves forward on spending Plan C: Breaking up the bills
Speaker Mike Johnson has moved on to a Plan C to avert a government shutdown: Breaking up each piece to pass them separately. Under the House GOP’s latest plan, Republicans will try to pass three separate bills: a short-term funding