Shutdown Time? Freedom Caucus Rips Mike Johnson for Spending Bill

The government is about to just barely avoid a shutdown (again), and the House Freedom Caucus is livid about it. Congress has until midnight Friday to approve funding for multiple key government agencies. Leaders from both parties presented a $1.2 Continue reading Shutdown Time? Freedom Caucus Rips Mike Johnson for Spending Bill

Congress Dodges Shutdown for Now, Despite Republicans’ Best Efforts

Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, was censured by Congress last year for her use of the phrase. Many Democrats joined Republicans in condemning her, minutes after she used a floor speech to condemn both rising Continue reading Congress Dodges Shutdown for Now, Despite Republicans’ Best Efforts

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Republican Government Shutdown

The solution? Reverse course on a party maxim to oust Trump from the public consciousness, according to Democratic leadership, who no longer feel that ignoring the real estate mogul is an effective tactic and instead are quietly hoping for live Continue reading It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Republican Government Shutdown

Shutdown Coming. GOP Response: Let’s Reignite the Gas Stove Issue!

The U.S. is a little more than one week away from a government shutdown, and Republicans are responding by…talking about gas stoves. The House Committee on Small Business is holding a hearing this week on the effects of supposedly “burdensome” Continue reading Shutdown Coming. GOP Response: Let’s Reignite the Gas Stove Issue!

Poor Women and Kids Could Bear the Brunt of a Government Shutdown

“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has worked to modernize, strengthen, and expand the reach of WIC to improve health outcomes for moms, babies, and young children, which has resulted in increased enrollment, but less unexpended funding,” the spokesperson told me. Continue reading Poor Women and Kids Could Bear the Brunt of a Government Shutdown

The Looming Government Shutdown Is Not the Fault of Dysfunction

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tends to get a lot of grief whenever she offers her opinion about how the country needs a “strong Republican Party,” but I think that what’s currently happening on the GOP side of the House Continue reading The Looming Government Shutdown Is Not the Fault of Dysfunction

Democrat Trolls Kevin McCarthy With Bill Blocking Congressional Pay During Shutdown

Noelle Dunphy accused Giuliani of promising to pay her a $1 million annual salary but instead raping and sexually abusing her over the course of two years. Her lawsuit alleges that Giuliani was constantly drunk, talked openly about trying to Continue reading Democrat Trolls Kevin McCarthy With Bill Blocking Congressional Pay During Shutdown

Republicans Start to Devour Their Own Over Looming Shutdown

“In some ways, if we did really fast, easy, smooth, then you’d realize no one is paying attention to the scale of the problem,” Schweikert said. “The fact there’s fights is that there’s also the ultimate symbol that there’s an Continue reading Republicans Start to Devour Their Own Over Looming Shutdown