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Trump, Congress

Congress Will Likely Avert Shutdown This Year—But Give GOP And Trump Control Over 2025 Spending, Johnson Says

La., said he expects Congress to extend the existing government budget into early next year to avert a shutdown in December—setting the stage for Republicans to have full control over the budget process when the new GOP-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump take office in January.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Johnson Says Congress Will ‘Do the Math’ on Key Trump Tax Pledge

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Donald Trump’s plan to end income tax on tips would have to be paid for, injecting a note of caution into one of the president-elect’s key campaign pledges.

Washington Examiner · 1d

Johnson puts renewing Trump tax cuts at the top of Congress’s agenda

Johnson said that renewing Trump's tax cuts would be at the top of Congress's agenda after Trump takes office in January.

Biden, Congress

The Hill on MSN · 3h

Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding

President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast,

New York Post on MSN · 3h

Biden begs Congress for about $100B in replenished disaster relief aid after FEMA controversies

President Biden sent a formal request to Congress for roughly $100 billion in replenished disaster relief funds to help Americans reeling from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Biden asks for nearly $100 billion for hurricane and disaster response

Biden asked Congress for $100 billion to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, likely the president’s final domestic spending request as he prepares to leave office

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Republicans look to push government funding fight into Trump's term in early 2025

Facing a Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline, GOP leaders are eyeing a stopgap bill into early next year, which could ...

Johnson's government funding timeline differs from other Republicans' plans

After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee ...

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US government shutdown deadline date is nearing. Does Donald Trump have a role to play?

US House speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he hopes lawmakers take temporary measures soon to avoid a government shutdown, ...

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Congress set to extend government shutdown deadline into Trump’s term

With Republicans on cusp of unified control of Washington, Congress appears primed to extend federal funding well into ...

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Trump looms large as Congress faces shutdown threat and ‘dizzying’ to-do list

Donald Trump won’t arrive back in the White House until January. But he’ll have fingerprints over every piece of the lame ...

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Biden to send Congress disaster relief funding package in coming days

President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as ...

US House Leader Says Temporary Step Could Avert Government Shutdown

US House speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he hopes lawmakers take temporary measures soon to avoid a government shutdown, allowing them to adopt a full budget only after Donald Trump takes power in ...

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Senator McConnell calls 118th Congress unproductive at needed legislation

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says at a weekly news conference a week before potential government shutdown as the ...

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