House and Senate leadership have agreed to another short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded until the beginning of March as they work to pass appropriations bills. The short-term continuing resolution will keep in place Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) two-part approach, in which four appropriations bills would be funded until March 1, and the […]
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Conservatives curse Mike Johnson spending deal
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson faced backlash from his conservative colleagues on Sunday after announcing that congressional leaders had reached a tentative agreement to fund the government in 2024. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was appointed the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position the […]
House to consider bill to avert Friday shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to prevent a government shutdown will be considered by the House on Tuesday, according to a notice sent to lawmakers late Monday night. The stopgap measure to temporarily fund the government, known as a continuing resolution, will be put on the House floor under a procedure known as suspension of […]
Less than a week before Govt shutdown-Again
House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2. The approach is unusual for a stopgap spending bill. Usually, lawmakers extend funding until a certain date for all programs. […]
Mike Johnson is new Speaker; who is he?
WASHINGTON — Republicans elected a new speaker of the House on Wednesday in Rep. Mike Johnson, ending 22 days of a paralyzed chamber after a group of rebels overthrew Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., was nominated on Tuesday after three previous nominees flamed out. He unified the fractious conference, winning votes from right-wing detractors of McCarthy, […]
Will we get a speaker after 22 days without one?
House Republicans voted late Tuesday night to select Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be their latest nominee for speaker even as it remains unclear that any candidate can win enough votes to be elected on the House floor. “Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system,” Johnson told reporters at a press conference after […]