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.
House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, faces the tough choice of either risking a government shutdown or alienating the hard-right flank of his party, which could lead to the loss of his speakership, as the House must pass a spending package to keep the federal government open before the end of the fiscal year on September 30th.
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.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenging political standoff as he returns to the House with the looming threats of a government shutdown, support for Ukraine in the war, and launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden amid pressure from far-right Republicans.
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.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his allies are pushing for a short-term spending plan that includes conservative priorities, but it remains uncertain if it can pass the House and avert a government shutdown.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces the challenge of avoiding a government shutdown while trying to unite his fractured caucus and maintain his speakership, with hardline activism on spending, policy, and impeachment dividing Republicans.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing firm on a short-term government funding deal negotiated by members of the House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus, despite opposition from conservative members who claim they have not read the deal.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plan to pass a stopgap measure and prevent a government shutdown is facing opposition from the far-right flank of his Republican House majority, despite including hardline border security provisions.
House Republicans are in the midst of a major internal revolt over the latest spending plan, with more than a dozen Republicans, including members of the Freedom Caucus, openly opposing the plan and threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy if he relies on Democratic votes to avoid a government shutdown.
Senate Republican leaders, including Mitch McConnell, are growing increasingly concerned that Speaker Kevin McCarthy's inability to pass spending legislation may lead to a government shutdown and have warned that shutdowns are politically detrimental for Republicans.
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.
The White House is preparing for a government shutdown that they believe the public will blame the GOP for, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggles to unify his party behind a spending bill, and economists suggest that a shutdown would benefit the Biden administration heading into the 2024 presidential election.
Hard-right Republicans are pushing for a disruptive federal shutdown as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's latest funding plan fails, leaving no endgame in sight and resulting in the White House telling federal agencies to prepare for a shutdown.
Despite lawmakers' efforts to avert a government shutdown, the country is headed for a shutdown due to the ongoing conflict between conservative hardliners and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with some lawmakers resigning themselves to the prospect.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill in the Senate and urging McCarthy to bring it to the House for a vote.
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.
Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement on a stopgap spending plan to prevent a government shutdown, but it faces resistance in the Republican-led House due to opposition to aid for Ukraine and maintaining federal funding at current levels.
Senate leaders are taking control to avoid a government shutdown by advancing a stopgap funding bill, pressuring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has rejected a bipartisan Senate stopgap measure that funds the government and provides aid to Ukraine, citing the lack of border security measures.
House Republicans voted to open debate on a package of spending bills in an attempt to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the week, aiming to put themselves in a better negotiating position with Democrats and the White House; however, a federal shutdown is still likely given disagreements over funding levels and aid for Ukraine.
House Republicans reject a bipartisan Senate plan to fund the government and a government shutdown appears increasingly likely as the two chambers work against one another to reach an agreement on a short-term spending bill.
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 prepared to oppose a last-minute proposal for a temporary funding agreement in the Senate, leading to an increased likelihood of a government shutdown.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists that he will not take up Senate legislation to prevent a government shutdown, as Congress remains divided on funding and time runs out before midnight on Saturday.
The House of Representatives failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, leading to a potential government shutdown, with 21 Republican members of Congress voting against it.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's bill to fund the government for a month has failed, leading to a potential government shutdown, as a small group of House Republicans seek to make McCarthy look bad and attempt to overthrow him.
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy resists scheduling a House vote on a spending bill, President Joe Biden's aides believe that any government shutdown will be blamed on McCarthy and his fellow Republicans rather than the White House, according to officials.
Congress passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, with the final vote in the Senate being 88 to 9, and the bill will keep the government funded through November 17.
Lawmakers avoided a government shutdown by passing a 47-day stopgap funding measure, but will need to find a solution by November 17th to prevent a Thanksgiving shutdown, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats to his position and potential removal from Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are discussing options to avert a partial government shutdown, including extending funding through mid-January or mid-April to allow for more time to negotiate government funding bills through the fiscal year.
