Government

8 Democrats defy Chuck Schumer to advance deal that would end shutdown

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Forty days into the longest government shutdown in history, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus bucked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to support a… Read More

Government

Senate Democrats block bill to end government shutdown for 11th time

​(The Center Square) – For the 11th time, U.S. Senate Democrats blocked legislation Monday evening to reopen and fund the federal government, indicating that Republicans’ strategy of waiting out the… Read More

Josh Hawley

Hawley: How can Johnson continue as House speaker after owning botched ‘stink bomb’ spending bill?

The U.S. House needs new leadership after the thunderous crash of its badly bungled, larded-up spending bill, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. In a scorching rebuke… Read More

Congress

Pork-filled stopgap incites revolt from House Republicans

(The Center Square) – Following the highly anticipated release of a government funding stopgap, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is taking heat from Republicans over the large number of… Read More

Federal Spending

Conservatives in the House coalesce to oppose continuing resolution spending bill

(The Center Square) – A compromise spending proposal between Republican factions in the U.S. House that aims to prevent a government shutdown is facing opposition from the most conservative members… Read More