US EditionHouse Republicans cancel votes next week amid shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed no votes will occur next week as shutdown pressures mount with federal layoffs underway, prolonging the stalemate over healthcare funding.
- Today, House Speaker Mike Johnson said there would be no votes next week as House Republicans remain on leave, extending the House of Representatives' break into a third straight week.
- Senators failed to advance funding bills for the seventh time, leaving the shutdown unresolved amid disputes over the Affordable Care Act and the continuing resolution.
- Federal agencies are furloughing and mandating leave for many federal employees, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought posted that layoffs have started, and more than 200,000 civil servants have left the workforce.
- House Democrats criticized the Republican absence, calling their approach a refusal to negotiate as House Republicans remain on vacation for three weeks and are not serious about reopening the government.
- With Republicans seeking funding through Nov. 21, the shutdown could last at least two weeks, and the Senate requires Sixty votes to pass funding legislation.
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‘Stone cold lie’: Hakeem Jeffries on Republicans’ healthcare deal excuses amid shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sits down with The Weekend to break down why Speaker Johnson cancelled next week’s votes and how Trump’s massive layoffs is already impacting federal workers, as well as the latest surrounding Trump's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Republicans just announced their intention to cheat — but there's still a way to fight back
This week, House Speaker Mike Johnson said there would be no votes next week. (That’s after canceling votes this week.) The White House, meanwhile, said it has begun mass firings of federal workers because the congressional Democrats haven’t caved to reopen the government.The combined news is being reported as a “leverage,” as if these were normal rounds of negotiation between equal sides. The AP said it was an “attempt to exert more pressure on…
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House Republicans cancel votes next week amid shutdown
Republican leaders on Friday canceled all House votes next week as the shutdown drags on with no sign of a resolution. Votes had been scheduled for four days next week: Tuesday through Friday. All…
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