Government funding package drops Ukraine aid, raising questions about future support

pbs.org President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war…

Trump Calls for Jamaal Bowman to Be Jailed for Pulling Fire Alarm, Compares Him to Jan. 6 Prisoners: ‘HE MUST SUFFER THEIR SAME FATE’

mediaite.com Donald Trump/Truth Social Donald Trump demanded that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) be thrown in jail for triggering the fire alarm at a Congressional office building — arguing…

As new term begins, Supreme Court faces fallout from its rightward shift

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Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

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Fetterman blasts the government shutdown near-miss and says lawmakers can't 'allow' the Freedom Caucus to turn governing into 'The Steve Wilkos Show'

businessinsider.com Sen. John Fetterman at the US Capitol. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. John Fetterman blasted the Freedom Caucus over the government shutdown near-miss on Saturday. "This…

Dem Lawmaker Who Pulled Fire Alarm Thinks We're All Idiots; Republicans Investigate Following Evacuation

zerohedge.com Dem Lawmaker Who Pulled Fire Alarm Thinks We're All Idiots; Republicans Investigate Following Evacuation Democratic lawmaker Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) thinks we're all idiots,…

US House Speaker McCarthy says he will not be ousted

reuters.com U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert an…

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he intends to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 'this week'

cnbc.com Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on border security, government funding, and other issues, on Friday, September…

US Republican Gaetz will file motion to remove McCarthy as speaker -CNN

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Rep. Bowman pulled fire alarm as Democrats tried to delay vote

reuters.com U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks prior to U.S. President Joe Biden delivering remarks on the federal government's debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester…

10 things you need to know today: October 1, 2023

theweek.com The U.S. Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday night to pass a temporary funding bill, funding the government for the next 47 days and avoiding a federal shutdown. The bill had…

‘What a Blatant Lie!’ Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy Goes Off on Jamaal Bowman for Pulling Fire Alarm, Compares Him to J6ers

mediaite.com Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy tore into Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) — as she likened his pulling the fire alarm at a Capitol office building to the January 6 storming of the…

Government shutdown avoided as Biden signs temporary funding bill rushed through Congress

fortune.com The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to…

US near-miss with government shutdown illustrates Washington dysfunction

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Government Shutdown: Biden Signs Bill Keeping the Government Open Through Mid-November

nytimes.com Reporters interview members of Congress after a failed effort to break the impasse on spending in the House on Friday. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Congress narrowly…

Jared Kushner’s Dad, A Convicted Felon Who Trump Pardoned, Donates A Million To Trump PAC

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Trump Quits Shitposting About Federal Judges To Demand They Recuse To Promote Faith In Judiciary

dealbreaker.com Donald Trump is sincerely and deeply concerned about the public’s trust in the judicial process. All he wants to do is get a fair hearing, from a neutral arbiter, so that…

Why some GOP candidates don’t act as aggrieved as Donald Trump

economist.com O signature political achievements, which like most of them owes to his genius for shamelessness, has been to convert self-pity from a Republican vice into a virtue. He has…

Murder rates are falling in a majority of American cities

economist.com O Wednesday afternoon the office of Chicago , a charity run by Arne Duncan, a former secretary of education, is buzzing. In the car park and inside, dozens of workers…

The case for a third-party campaign in 2024 is actuarial, not ideological

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Labor, business reach deal to raise fast-food wages and end California ballot fight

latimes.com Corporations have agreed to pull a referendum off next year’s ballot that sought to reverse California’s landmark fast-food wage law under a peace accord with labor unions.…

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

apnews.com The threat of a suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to…

Government shutdown live updates: Senate, House pass 45-day measure to keep government open

cnbc.com Biden says 'manufactured crisis' over shutdown never should have happened President Joe Biden took shots at "extreme House Republicans" as he applauded the bill's passage.…

Republicans demand Bowman face charges after pulling fire alarm

newsweek.com House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a mounting number of fellow Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman to be "punished" after they alleged that he…

How Congress avoided a government shutdown at the 11th hour

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew on Friday night that if he wanted to stop the government from shutting down, he might have to do something he had avoided for…

House Democrat under investigation for pulling Capitol Hill alarm

axios.com Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) is facing an investigation and a Republican-led expulsion effort after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building while the House…

Senate approves stopgap government funding bill hours before shutdown deadline

pbs.org The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and…

Members of Congress, Media Perplexed and Outraged Over Rep. Bowman Pulling Fire Alarm Before House CR Vote

mediaite.com (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) After Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pulled a fire alarm to delay a vote on legislation designed to avoid a government shutdown, members of…

It looks like Congress will avoid a government shutdown as McCarthy backs down, passes funding with Democratic votes

fortune.com The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin…

'It is a surrender': Why McCarthy reversed with his survival uncertain

politico.com When he walked into the Capitol on Saturday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew exactly what he'd do to stave off a shutdown: Call up a bill that abandoned the border policy and…

Flights, services, loans: What happens if US government enters a shutdown

hindustantimes.com The United States is heading towards a government shutdown amid a deadlock in Congress as Republicans urge deep spending cuts. The new US fiscal year begins on October 1 but…

Congressman pulls fire alarm amid funding mayhem: What we know

newsweek.com Representative Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm at the Cannon building in Washington, D.C., on Saturday as lawmakers sought to reach an agreement to fund the federal…

Kevin McCarthy Compares Jamaal Bowman Pulling Fire Alarm to January 6th Rioters

mediaite.com Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) denounced Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building, comparing his actions to the January 6th Capitol riot.…

Pelosi to accompany Feinstein's body home to California

politico.com Christopher Cadelago is the California bureau chief at POLITICO, serving as the lead politics reporter and helping guide coverage across the Golden State. Based at the…

Democrat Rep. Bowman Triggered Fire Alarm Ahead Of House Vote To Stall Shutdown

forbes.com Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) set off a fire alarm in the Capitol Building ahead of a high-stakes House vote on a stopgap measure to temporarily keep the federal…

Trump Faces Possible Gag Order Over Controversial Attack On Gen. Mark Milley

benzinga.com Special Counsel Jack Smith has initiated a motion to curtail former President Donald Trump's public comments regarding retired General Mark Milley. What Happened: On Friday,…

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm ahead of vote to pass short-term funding bill

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article WASHINGTON — The House Administration Committee is…

CFTC orders three major US banks to pay over $50 million for swap-reporting failures

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Congressman ‘Caught on Camera’ Pulling Fire Alarm to in Apparent Attempt to Delay Vote to Avoid Shutdown

mediaite.com (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was reportedly “caught on camera” pulling the Cannon House Office fire alarm to delay the vote on the House…

Washington Watch: Embattled Speaker McCarthy tries new 45-day funding tactic to avoid government shutdown

marketwatch.com House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with mere hours left before a federal government shutdown, tried a new tactic Saturday. McCarthy, the California Republican, will now try to…

Kevin McCarthy says 'we're going to keep government open,' pivots to 45-day plan relying on Democratic help

fortune.com On the brink of a federal government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a dramatic pivot Saturday, trying to push a 45-day funding bill through the House with…

McCarthy Bristles at Reporter Asking His Response to Democrats’ Complaints the Stopgap Bill is ‘Rushed’

mediaite.com Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) bristled at a reporter’s question about complaints from House Democrats that the stopgap spending bill was “rushed.” With hours to go before a…

House to vote on 45-day funding extension to stave off government shutdown

cbsnews.com With hours to go before a government shutdown is poised to go into effect, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Saturday he would try to push a short-term funding bill…

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as the House debates funding bill to avoid government shutdown

pbs.org As a federal government shutdown looms, the Senate prepared a rare Saturday session to advance its own bipartisan package that is supported by Democrats and Republicans and…

Cassidy Hutchinson says Ted Cruz told her not to be a 'tattletale' after she complained to Mark Meadows that Cruz crashed a Trump tarmac arrival in Texas

aol.com None Cassidy Hutchinson, in her new memoir, recounted her dismay with Ted Cruz over a 2020 incident. • None Hutchinson carefully planned for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to greet…

Live updates: Government shutdown set to begin at midnight

nbcnews.com The Senate will come back into session at noon, and the next procedural vote related to the bipartisan Senate stopgap continuing resolution will happen at about 1 p.m.…

Mary Trump explains "worst thing" that could happen to Donald Trump

newsweek.com Donald Trump's estranged niece Mary Trump recently outlined the "worst thing" that could happen to the former president amid his ongoing legal battles. Mary Trump—a clinical…

U.S. barrels toward shutdown as House Republicans remain stuck

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — With a deadline hours away, congressional leaders on Saturday are scrambling to secure a last-minute funding deal to prevent a government shutdown that would…

Men can't stop thinking about the Roman Empire. It's because of the masculinity polycrisis

fortune.com It seems men can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire—or at least that’s what the latest social media craze suggests. Over 1 billion people have viewed a TikTok video with…

'It's crazy': Shutdown caps Congress' week from hell

politico.com Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has never seen a scenario like this week: “Not in real life — in movies. It’s crazy.” It’s practically a national adage to say that Congress is…

How the culture wars are fueling a rift between the GOP and the doctors’ lobby

politico.com America’s most influential doctors’ group once marched in lock-step with Republicans, joining forces to try to keep government out of medicine. But now, as public health…

US judge blasted for secrecy in Google antitrust case after presiding over Jan. 6 trials

nypost.com The Obama-appointed federal judge overseeing the landmark antitrust case against Google is facing criticism for allowing the search giant to seal much of the testimony — a…

US Congress tees up votes in last-minute scramble to avert shutdown

investing.com Lawmakers return to the U.S. Congress on Saturday with no clear path to resolving a squabble that appears likely to close wide swaths of the federal government, from…

The GOP House majority is in danger. But it doesn't expect a shutdown to take it away

nbcnews.com Some of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers have sounded the alarm that a government shutdown could pose a threat to their slim, five-seat majority in the House. “This is the…

Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect

apnews.com When two Colorado gun control laws take effect Sunday, purchasing a firearm will require a three-day waiting period — meant to curtail suicide attempts and shootings — and…

Mike Pence says he's done explaining Trump's words: "Out of that business"

newsweek.com Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he's done explaining for his ex-running mate after being pressed on former President Donald Trump's recent comments toward retired…