Government Shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership, but also marked his tenure by chaos.
White House Preparing For Government Shutdown As House Republicans Lack A Viable Endgame For Funding
The White House has directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan.
The lawmaker succinctly bashed the GOP and Kevin McCarthy over the looming government shutdown.
House Republicans are leaving Washington without a deal to fund the government.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The coup-attempting former president pressed his allies to use the "power of the purse" for his benefit as the deadline for funding the government approaches.
Rep. Angie Craig’s MCCARTHY Shutdown Act would make sure lawmakers don’t get paid if the federal government closes due to a spending fight.
“I think all of you know I’m not a fan," the Senate minority leader said.
Usually, the easiest spending measure to pass for Republicans, the bill to pay for the Pentagon, falls due to party hardliners.
As a spending bill to fund the U.S. government struggled in the House, a coalition of 87 groups says new cuts are unacceptable.
The 26-year-old congressman roasted the Republican House speaker for trying to "impeach Hunter Biden" while a government shutdown looms.