WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday he expected to survive a threat to his speakership after a hardline critic within his party called for his ouster following the passage of a stopgap government funding bill that drew more support from Democrats than […]
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Kevin McCarthy walks to the House Chamber before a vote on Capitol Hill on Saturday. Tom Brenner/The Washington Post/Getty Images Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning. But behind closed doors, McCarthy’s unexpected decision to […]
(Bloomberg) — The US narrowly averted a disruptive and costly shutdown of federal agencies as Congress passed compromise legislation to keep the government running until Nov. 17. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation, passed in both chambers Saturday just hours before a midnight deadline, buys Democrats and Republicans time to […]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew on Friday night that if he wanted to stop the government from shutting down, he might have to do something he had avoided for months under pressure from far-right Republicans. He was going to have to rely on Democrats. Eight minutes before midnight […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners for a partisan bill. The Democratic-majority Senate voted 88-9 to pass the measure to avoid […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday night to pass a short-term bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown at the last minute after a dramatic turnaround in the waning hours. The bill, which passed the House earlier by a substantial bipartisan vote of 335-91, now goes […]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tom Emmer, the majority whip, shake hands following passage in the House of a 45-day continuing resolution on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Credit – Nathan Howard—Getty Images In a dramatic turn of events, the House and Senate on Saturday passed a measure […]
(Bloomberg) — A fire alarm went off in a Capitol Hill building Saturday, adding to the tension as US lawmakers worked to hash out a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown. Most Read from Bloomberg Representative Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, is accused of pulling a fire […]