Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taulor Greene was not very happy with fellow MAGA Republican, House Speaker Mike Johnson, for passing a measure to avert a government shutdown.
The House of Senate needs to pass a stopgap funding bill, also known as a continuing resolution, to avert a government shutdown and pass a new relief bill.
After weeks of negotiations to fund the federal government, both chambers of Congress voted on Friday to pass a $1.1 trillion spending package and year-end tax bill that prevents a government shutdown.
Just hours before the midnight deadline, Congress averted a government shutdown Wednesday night by approving a temporary spending bill that will keep federal agencies open through Dec. 11.
There might no longer be a government shutdown in October, but leaders are gearing up to bring the fight to December, promising to complete unfinished business.
Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Thursday began advancing bills to prevent the right-wing sector of their Party from shutting down the government next week in effort to defund Planned Parenthood.
The United States government may be headed for another government shutdown, while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is trying to avoid a lapse in federal funding on Oct. 1, to keep the government open.
Although Republicans have banded together in a renewed effort to criticize Planned Parenthood, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared that he will not condone another government shutdown in order to defund the women's health group.
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are not receiving the necessary medications because the government is unable to pay insurance companies. However, the whole island's government could shutdown due to the financial crisis.
The saga over the looming partial government shutdown continued on Friday after Congress passed a stopgap bill that will keep the Homeland Security Department running for another 7 days.
Although Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid tried to send the Senate home for the weekend and reconvene on Monday, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee created a procedural roadblock, insisting that the Majority Leader allow a vote on an amendment to the bill that would deter funding from President Obama's executive order to stop almost 5 million undocumented immigrants from being deported.
At the Americans for Prosperity conference, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, downplayed his political party's plans for a government shutdown over the immigration crisis.
First Lady Michelle Obama may more popular than her husband these days due to the backlash of the government shutdown, but she's created somewhat of a 'shutdown' herself.The childhood obesity trailblazer and healthy eating and lifestyle advocate, cancelled invitations to California fundraisers that generate thousands of dollars for the Democratic National Committee - a double ouch on the Democratic front.
The Justice Department would like to set the record straight - AmbertAlert.gov, the federal website that handles alerts about abducted children, is back up and running despite the government shutdown.
