Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill for Biden, Moving to Avert Shutdown
Congress on Thursday sent legislation to avert a partial government shutdown to President Biden, racing to fund federal agencies through early March one day before money was to run out. Over the strenuous opposition of far-right Republicans, the House voted 314 to 108 to approve the stopgap funding just hours after the Senate provided overwhelming […]
Congress Agrees on Spending Levels as Government Shutdown Looms
Senate and House leaders announced on Sunday that they had struck an overarching agreement on 2024 government funding, but it was not clear whether they would be able to cement the deal and pass it into law in time to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks. After weeks of negotiations and […]
McCarthy Says He Will Leave Congress at the End of the Year
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, who made history as the first speaker to be ousted from the post, announced on Wednesday that he would leave the House at the end of the year but said he planned to remain engaged in Republican politics. Mr. McCarthy’s resignation, which he announced in an opinion essay […]
Opinion | Congress Must Act to Eliminate Hepatitis C
A little over a decade ago, I watched my brother in-law Rick Boterf die of complications from infection with the hepatitis C virus that took his health, his vibrant energy and ultimately his life. A husband, father and practical joker, Rick designed and built intricate boat interiors in Florida. But then he experienced the slow […]