Opinion: Does the United States need a debt limit?
The federal debt limit has no practical value. This suggests that ending it would be a good idea. Yet the laws of unintended ...
Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support
Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his ...
What caused Central WA Rep. Newhouse to miss 2 votes on crucial farm aid, fed funding
He missed the debate and votes on funding government agencies, disaster relief and economic assistance to the nation’s ...
Democrats’ Battleground Leader, Exiting Congress, Reflects on What She Learned
Representative Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, the only Democrat in a leadership position to leave Congress this year, talked ...
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Johnson faces uncertainty ahead of House speaker vote
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)– House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is celebrating President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement in the ...
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Republicans Just Slashed IRS Funding In Shutdown Deal
Republicans have long targeted the tax agency, and their cuts will hurt its efforts to go after rich tax evaders and improve the IRS’s functionality. It’s their second successful cut from President ...
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The House of Representatives acts
As a matter of fact, it came just a few hours before midnight. But, last week, the House of Representatives acted…avoiding a federal government shutdown. The last-minute vote wasn’t a total surprise, ...
Congress strips IRS of another $20B in averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON -- Congress stripped the IRS of an additional $20 billion last week when averting the government shutdown. Originally, congressional Democrats had given the IRS $80 billion in the 2022 ...
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Johnson wins Trump’s endorsement to continue as U.S. House speaker
As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson vies to keep his gavel, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave the Louisiana ...
2 GOP lawmakers join KY's Thomas Massie as holdouts who won't back House Speaker Mike Johnson
House lawmakers on Friday are set to vote on the speakership amid dissatisfaction from key Republicans over Mike Johnson's ...
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil
President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading ...
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President-elect Trump weighs in on Shreveport House Speaker Mike Johnson job status
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson got an important boost to keep the top job in Congress on Monday when President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his support.