Washington (DC News Now) — The government shutdown is heading into its fourth week as lawmakers continue to be at odds on how to fund the government. The Senate left Thursday and won’t returns until next week, meaning the shutdown will continue. It comes after a separate Republican-backed bill to pay federal employees who continue […]
Before Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can dare Senate Democrats to reject a Republican-crafted bill to avert an end-of-week shutdown, he has to pull off a feat: keeping his fractious, razor-thin majority united behind the legislation. The House is set to vote Tuesday on a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep…
Washington (DC News Now) -- The government shutdown will continue into the weekend after a bill to reopen the government failed in the Senate on Friday. It comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled votes for next week. Jeffrey Lord, a Republican political strategist, returns to Capitol Review to…