What happens to federal employees in a government shutdown? It depends. | Opinion
There are 12 appropriations bills that must pass each year and since members of Congress are sharply divided, this is ...
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight
Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency.
How to make a government shutdown impossible
By a matter of minutes, the federal government averted yet another shutdown. Fingers are again being pointed to determine ...
Fight over spending stopgap foreshadows funding challenges in new Congress
The messy government shutdown fight this month foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans could face next year, as ...
Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions
Government offices and economic analysts found that previous full and partial government shutdowns cost the U.S. multiple ...
Congress avoids shutdown, but this Trump-Musk whiplash is only a preview | Opinion
President-elect Donald Trump, following the lead of his edgelord chancellor Elon Musk, has given Democrats a gift that ...
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 ...
Rep. Abigail Spanberger reflects on her 6 years in Congress, eyes Virginia governorship
WAHINGTON (7News) — Virginia Representative Abigail Spanberger rode a wave of Democratic Party enthusiasm to office when she ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Congress averted shutdown, but storms lie ahead as House speaker faces criticism
Johnson be speaker of the House?” he asked. “Nooo,” came the reply, as Bannon, the longtime ally of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, spoke at a Dec. 19 “AmericaFest” rally of Turning Point USA ...