Main Topic: The Senate has passed a defense bill with a 5.2% pay raise for service members and bipartisan support, setting up a clash with the House.
Key Points:
1. Senate passage of the defense bill with bipartisan support sets up a clash with the House, which passed its own version along party lines.
2. The Senate bill focuses on military policy and countering potential adversaries, with bipartisan amendments addressing issues like NATO withdrawal, foreign land purchases, and technology oversight.
3. Unresolved issues include a senator's protest of the Defense Department's abortion policy and the difference in approach to abortion between the Senate and House bills.
Main Topic: Congress likely to pass a short-term government funding bill to avoid a shutdown this fall.
Key Points:
1. Speaker Kevin McCarthy believes a short-term funding bill is necessary due to lack of time for a full-year funding deal.
2. The length of the stopgap bill and policy terms still need to be agreed upon by congressional leaders.
3. The House and Senate are moving in different directions on appropriations, with the House seeking spending cuts and conservative policy provisions, while the Senate aims for bipartisan support and avoids controversial provisions.
Conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives are threatening spending levels and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, creating a complicated funding debate that could potentially jeopardize McCarthy's leadership role.
Republican lawmakers, particularly conservatives, are threatening to hold up government funding unless their demands on issues such as a border wall, investigations into the Biden family, and Ukraine aid are met, raising concerns about a potential government shutdown.
House lawmakers return to Capitol Hill for a fight over funding the government, with conservatives demanding an end to the "weaponization" of the Justice Department, a repeal of progressive military policies, lower spending levels, attachment of the party's border security package, and an impeachment inquiry into President Biden to be included in any spending deal.
House GOP leaders delayed a procedural vote on a Department of Defense appropriations bill due to pressure from hard-line conservatives over overall spending levels, potentially jeopardizing the legislation.
House Republicans have failed to advance a bill to fund the Defense Department, indicating the difficulty they face in finding consensus and avoiding a government shutdown.
House GOP leadership's spending standoff with conservatives intensified as Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to delay a procedural vote on legislation to fund the Pentagon, despite opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden in an attempt to appease conservative demands on spending.
House Republicans are divided over government spending, with hard-right lawmakers refusing to compromise on conservative demands, leading to the postponement of crucial votes and increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown.
House Republicans' approach to government funding, which includes spending cuts and conservative policy priorities, has created a stark contrast with the Senate's bipartisan strategy, potentially leading to a damaging government shutdown.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that the Defense Department appropriations bill will be voted on this week, regardless of the outcome, after House Republicans faced challenges from members of the right flank who halted the bill's progress.
Summary: House Republican leaders have announced a deal on a short-term spending patch to avoid a government shutdown, but the deal is facing opposition from conservative Republicans who are rejecting the proposed cuts to non-defense programs and GOP border policies.
House Republicans' proposed spending bill is facing opposition from conservative members, putting its chances of passing in the GOP-led House at risk and increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown.
The US Congress is facing opposition from far-right Republicans over a short-term spending bill, increasing the risk of a government shutdown and threatening Kevin McCarthy's role as speaker, as Republicans in the House of Representatives are divided and struggling to find money to keep federal agencies running.
House Republicans, including Rep. Matt Gaetz, are obstructing the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, criticizing it for maintaining failed policies, corruption, election interference, and potentially leading the country into World War III.
House GOP hardliners blocked debate on their party's defense spending bill, causing a stunning loss for Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hawks, and making Pentagon funding the latest casualty of a civil war within the Republican party.
House Democrats have begun discussions with moderate Republicans on a fallback plan to avoid a government shutdown if current negotiations for a short-term funding measure fail.
House Republicans are working to find a plan that will keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown, but face opposition from conservative lawmakers who want deeper spending cuts attached to the proposed legislation.
House Republicans are struggling to pass spending bills and find a solution to avoid a government shutdown, leading to potential infighting and a no confidence vote in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's leadership.
House Republicans fail to start debate on a key military funding bill as five conservative rebels block the measure, raising concerns about a government shutdown.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are preparing separate spending bills in an attempt to prevent a government shutdown, but these bills are expected to be rejected by the Democratic-controlled Senate.
House Republicans are working on a plan to move long-term spending bills through the chamber, but it is uncertain if they will gather enough support to avoid a government shutdown.
Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate have until September 30 to pass a spending bill to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, with Republican and Democrat leaders trying to navigate internal disagreements in their respective parties.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is attempting to advance spending cuts that are unlikely to become law, potentially leading to a partial government shutdown, as some members of the party threaten to depose House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if he does not support steeper cuts.
Lawmakers are facing a tight deadline to reach an agreement on a budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown as spending laws are set to expire on September 30. House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are struggling to unite the GOP caucus and secure enough votes for a deal, while Democratic support would come with political consequences. Failure to reach an agreement would result in paused paychecks for federal employees and disruption of government services.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a critical choice: work with Democrats to pass a short-term funding bill and prevent a government shutdown or risk losing his speakership by aligning with conservative hard-liners who oppose cooperation with Democrats.
House Republicans advance four full-year spending bills but fail to prevent a government shutdown as a continuing resolution will be needed to keep the lights on in Washington beyond the September 30 deadline.
House Republicans passed a procedural hurdle on government funding after a week of disarray, advancing four appropriations bills in order to avoid a government shutdown.
House Republicans have rejected a bipartisan bill to fund government agencies, increasing the likelihood of a partial government shutdown by the weekend if legislation is not passed by Congress.
The House and Senate are moving forward with their own government funding plans, with the Senate unveiling a bipartisan measure that extends funding through Nov. 17 and provides money for Ukraine and disaster relief, while House Republicans advanced four GOP-crafted full-year spending bills that will not prevent a shutdown.
Some House Republicans are causing a situation that undermines the government's ability to govern, leading to frustration and the need for a continuing resolution to fund the government while negotiating spending cuts and other changes.
Roughly 10 House Republicans, representing a small percentage of the population, are blocking a short-term funding deal, leading to the possibility of a government shutdown and impeding legislative priorities of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
House Republicans are facing deep divisions and infighting as they struggle to coalesce around a plan to avert a shutdown, with tensions boiling over between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a closed-door meeting.
House Republicans' push for full-year funding bills and a short-term funding patch collide with the House Oversight Committee's first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as the Senate scrambles to avoid a government shutdown.
House Republicans have approved legislation to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 after removing Ukraine funding from the bill.
House Republicans propose a short-term spending bill with across-the-board cuts and exemptions for national defense, veterans affairs, and homeland security, but it is uncertain if it will pass the House or Senate and a government shutdown is a possibility.
A group of hardline Republicans in the United States is refusing to support funding legislation, risking a federal government shutdown unless massive spending cuts are made, which could have wide-reaching effects, including furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupting federal programs and services.
Republican infighting in the House leads to the failure of a GOP bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown, as 21 hardliners joined Democrats in opposing the legislation.
The battle over funding for Ukraine is intensifying in the House as lawmakers race to approve funding bills, with some Republicans declaring it an existential threat to global security and vowing to fight for Ukraine to be funded.
House Republicans, led by figures like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are causing turmoil within the party by pushing extreme policies and obstructing the continuation of American aid to Ukraine, despite it being a bipartisan priority, with Donald Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House Speaker, further complicating the situation.
House Republicans are facing a leadership crisis and are unable to pass legislation to fund the government, potentially leading to a shutdown, due to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
House Republicans are consumed with personal grievances and political infighting, which has caused Congress to become dysfunctional and unable to address critical issues, such as international crises and a potential government shutdown.
