Trump threatens government shutdown unless debt limit demand met, blames Biden if it happens

by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Politics

Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for killing the House Republican-proposed government funding bill, telling ABC News there will be a government shutdown unless Congress eliminates or...

Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks

by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s comments tanking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s short-term government funding bill sent House Republicans into a tailspin Wednesday night, Senate Republicans were left to try to...

Trump backs House GOP accusation Liz Cheney tampered with Jan. 6 committee witness

by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Politics

Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chairman of the House Administration’s subcommittee on Oversight, in a new report suggests former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney should be investigated for alleged criminal witness...

Government funding plan collapses after threats from Trump and Musk as shutdown looms

by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The stopgap spending plan negotiated between House Republicans and Democrats to avoid a government shutdown appears to be dead two days before the deadline after it was condemned by...

Paris Hilton-backed child abuse bill headed to Biden’s desk for signature

by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House passed the Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill on Wednesday, a sweet victory for the celebrity hotel heiress after the nearly three years she’s spent lobbying politicians in...