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Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.
Top Republicans — including President Donald Trump himself — are attempting to quell a conservative rebellion against a sprawling funding bill this week as they race to reopen the federal government before Americans feel the pain.
Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
The race is a crucial test for what the next generation of Democrats will look like — and whether they can prevail in a must-win race for their Senate chances.
Government shutdown looms as Senate battles over DHS funding package, with a test vote scheduled for Thursday.
The Maryland House approved legislation Monday to redraw the state’s congressional map, sending it to the state Senate, where its future is uncertain.
Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points in Saturday's election for Texas Senate District 9, according to reporting from The Hill. The district had been considered reliably Republican,