House Republicans say they have a deal for a new spending plan after the first one, a bipartisan effort, went down in flames when it was rejected by many members and President-elect Trump. But Democrats have said the plan B is "laughable." A vote is scheduled for Thursday evening. Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of...
President-elect Trump has thrown a wrench into government funding negotiations with his call to eliminate the debt ceiling just days before a potential shutdown. Republican lawmakers are already deeply divided over the path ahead for a spending bill after Elon Musk spurred a GOP revolt against a bipartisan spending bill. Trump’s call to permanently eliminate...
Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened Thursday to vote against any government funding package that doesn’t include disaster relief for the victims of hurricanes Helene and Milton, which ravaged their states. The GOP lawmakers issued their warning after President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance called on Congress to pass a clean...
President-elect Trump on Thursday backed a new spending deal brokered by House Republicans to avert a shutdown after a previous proposal was torpedoed amid opposition from Trump and several of his allies. The plan now includes a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling in what became an unexpected sticking point by Trump and Vice President-elect...
The odds of a shutdown were rapidly growing on Thursday after President-elect Trump upended the talks by urging GOP lawmakers to shutter the government unless Democrats agree to a clean stopgap spending bill that raises or abolishes the debt limit. “If we don’t get it, then we’re going to have a shutdown, but it’ll be...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the pressure is on the Palestinian militant group Hamas to move forward with the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, arguing the group’s support from its allies in the region has dwindled in recent months. “Well look, we are encouraged because this should happen, and it should happen because Hamas...
House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes a debt ceiling increase, and are instead working on a commitment to raise the borrowing limit twice next year in a bid to appease President-elect Trump, two sources told The Hill. The new continuing resolution — which is still being hashed out and could...
U.S. population growth sped up toward more "historical norms" this year following a two-decade slump, spurred by international migration. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, the country’s population grew by almost 1 percent this year to surpass 340 million people, marking the fastest annual growth rate since 2001. “An annual growth rate of...
California declared a state of emergency this week over the spread of bird flu in the state as the virus continues to be detected among the state's cattle herds. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a statement Wednesday that the declaration of an emergency is meant to "ensure government agencies have the resources and...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) former top aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted on bribery charges Thursday alongside her son and two real estate investors who were developing the Glass Ceiling, a rooftop bar near Herald Square, and the Hotel on Rivington on the Lower East Side The alleged money laundering scheme exceeded $100,000...
