Tag: Mike Johnson
Who’s winning the blame game over the government shutdown? Everyone and no one, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as...
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they...
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District...
Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago...
Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place...
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as...
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening...
Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House
WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Majority Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week's deadline to keep the...
As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats who have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump have settled on a bold, one-step strategy if they do...
