The House Voted to Avert a Government Shutdown—For 45 Days
Getty/Code6d Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday afternoon, after weeks of GOP squabbling in the House of Representatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) led his chamber in passing a bill to fund the government for 45 days. He did it, primarily, with the help…
The House Just Did Its Part to Avoid a Government Shutdown. Now GOP Senators Hold the Cards.
Tasos Katopodis/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Thursday afternoon, the House passed a bill temporarily funding the government through the middle of February. The 221–212 vote comes after several days of concern that Democrats and Republicans in Congress would be unable…
Our Defense Spending is Up Against a Wall—Trump’s Border Wall, That Is
President Donald Trump signs last year’s National Defense Authorization Act surrounded by soldiers in Fort Drum, New York.Thomas Scaggs/ZUMA It’s the last official week of the 116th Congress, and lawmakers are running out of time to finalize a military budget for the fiscal year that began October 1. The House and Senate each passed a version…
Trump’s Chief of Staff Says Another Government Shutdown Might Be Unavoidable
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In late January, Congress put an end to the longest government shutdown in history with a three-week spending bill and a promise to return to bipartisan talks for a long-term deal. But on Sunday, Trump officials and Republican leaders were uncertain that another shutdown could…
NASA Is Reopened, But Thousands of Contractors Are Still Waiting on Paychecks
Thousands of NASA contractors are uncertain if they will get backpay.NASA/Kim Shiflett Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Every day for five weeks, Michele Seeley, 45, and her husband, 62-year-old Wil Villegas, waited for the shutdown to end, hoping that they weren’t laid off in the meantime. Their children, ages two…
Trump’s Self-Inflicted Shutdown Cost the US Economy at Least $6 Billion
Olivier Douliery/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump may have capitulated to Democrats on his border wall demands—for now—but the devastating economic effects of the longest government shutdown in US history are just emerging. According to an estimate from S&P Global Ratings, the US economy lost at least…
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