Tag: Mike Johnson
An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress
WASHINGTON – An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress,...
The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the shutdown after nearly 2 months kept away
The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling House representatives back into session...
A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration
WASHINGTON – The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with almost no one happy with the final...
The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
It's up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps...
What’s in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to...
Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever
WASHINGTON – Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to...
Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona
PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest...
Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
WASHINGTON – A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump's mass pardons has been arrested on a...
Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent...
Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no...
