Government Shutdown Risk Looms As Election Nears
The deadline for a potential government shutdown is September 30 if lawmakers fail to agree on a budget. However, the chance of a shutdown is currently viewed as low.
Will Congress dodge a government shutdown? Funding push fails in the House over controversial voting bill
"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election."
House GOP braces for government funding chaos as Republican rebels mutiny before vote
Tensions are running high again within the House GOP as Speaker Mike Johnson pushes ahead with a vote on his government funding plan that some Republicans oppose.
Congress votes down spending bill as government shutdown looms
Congress is running out of time to avert a government shutdown. House Republicans will put up a partisan proposal that does not even have enough votes within their own party.
Trump Calls for Govt. Shutdown Unless Congress Makes It Harder for Americans to Vote
The House voted on Wednesday on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown at the end of the month, just weeks before the November election. The vote failed, with Republicans striking down their own bill to keep the government open.
'Be smart, Republicans': Trump calls to shut down government over GOP voting bill
Former President Donald Trump called on Republicans to shut down the federal government unless a funding bill included a measure that would add an additional barrier to voter registration."If Republicans don't get the SAVE Act,
House to vote on bill bolstering presidential candidates’ Secret Service protection
The House is expected to vote Friday to pass a bill bolstering Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice ...
Johnson moves forward on House vote to stop government shutdown with noncitizen voting prevention attached
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that the House will vote Wednesday on a six-month continuing resolution with the ...
Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam
Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 election cycle, learn if your home state has ...
OPINION: Republicans have to avoid a government shutdown this close to the election
Republicans would be wise to put their differences aside and work toward a solution, rather than hash out interparty issues ...
Trump’s top legal foe to be handed 'unprecedented' election power ahead of November: election attorney
Under New York's Voting Rights Act, Democrat Attorney General Letitia James is set to be granted widespread power over the election process, according to an election law expert.
Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement
House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown ...
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Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris sends more than 400,000 visitors to Vote.gov
Taylor Swift’s Instagram post endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris immediately after Tuesday night’s debate has inspired more than 405,000 visitors to visit Vote.gov. “I’m voting for ...
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is warning colleagues that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for ...
Voting for Local Government Opens in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
It is the first such vote since India's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
OPINION: Voter misinformation is a big problem. Election officials say it's getting worse.
Poll workers and election officials didn't take on this work to get disparaged with disinformation or threatened by people ...