Scott Applewhite - File / AP Speaker Mike Johnson Ties Voter Registration ID Requirement to Temporary Spending Bill House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown. By The Associated Press September 17, 2024
J. Scott Applewhite / AP House Republicans Unveil Bill to Avoid Shutdown On Friday, House Republicans unveiled their legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. By The Associated Press September 6, 2024
Steven Senne / AP Residents Step Up After Government Shuts Down 12-Year-Old Boy's Ice Cream Stand Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his brother's hockey team by selling homemade ice cream this summer. By The Associated Press August 28, 2024
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo 101 House Republicans Join with Democrats to Pass $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle apparently wanted to avoid a partial government shutdown during an election year. By George C. Upper III March 22, 2024
Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Republicans Threaten Nuclear Option: 'Shut Down the Border or Shut Down the Government' "Democrats are shamelessly lying to the American people by claiming the border is secure -- all while streamlining a criminal invasion." By Arjun Singh January 8, 2024
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images House Freedom Caucus Comes Out Against Speaker Johnson's Stopgap Spending Plan Just Before Vote Is the honeymoon already over for the new speaker of the House? Not quite -- but the House Freedom Caucus has some issues. By Bryan Chai November 14, 2023
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesCommentary New Footage of Dem Who Pulled Fire Alarm Released - Good Luck Explaining This, Jamaal Bowman insisted he "was rushing to make a vote" when he pulled the alarm because he thought it opened a door. By C. Douglas Golden October 27, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo Democrats Salivating at Possibility One of Their Own Becomes Speaker Assuming that all 212 Democrats vote the same way -- and that all are present to vote -- only five Republicans would have to cross the aisle. By George C. Upper III October 5, 2023
NBC News / YouTube screen shot Watch: Dem Senator Reveals True Priorities, Threatens Government Shut Down if No Money for Ukraine A Democratic senator from Colorado said he would risk a federal government shutdown in order to have aid flow to Ukraine. By Jack Davis October 5, 2023
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Concerning Moment Biden Freezes Up, 'Looks as If He Is Going to Croak' "Video is out of context," some say. Oh? Take about 8 minutes for the whole thing and watch Biden decline in real time. It's sad. By Mike Landry October 2, 2023