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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he is “very optimistic” Congress will avert a shutdown by Friday’s deadline after…
Read More »President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders to avoid a partial government shutdown, as they gathered at the White House with…
Read More »Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted Republicans over for threat of what he called “a harmful and…
Read More »Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues on Sunday that it is his “sincere hope” that Johnson “will step up…
Read More »Johnson stressed to Republicans that he feels optimistic about meeting next week’s deadline for passing the first four bills, which…
Read More »An ocean current that flows from the tropics to the North Atlantic has a big influence on Europe’s climate Jens…
Read More »The latest shutdown threat may have been averted but some lawmakers are already worried about the next government funding deadline. …
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Read More »(WASHINGTON) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government…
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