Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown

Government shutdown looms as Republicans push spending bill

Republicans face a unity test as they push a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson leads the effort amid Democratic opposition.

Johnson faces unity test on spending deal as Democrats promise not to help GOP

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) must rely on his Republican conference staying united to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, a feat proven difficult throughout his speakership, as hard-liners typically push back against short-term spending deals. But…

House GOP unveils 'clean' text to fund government while Democrats threaten shutdown

House Republican leadership unveiled bill text Saturday to fund the government through September and avert a partial government shutdown set to occur after midnight on March 14. The 99-page stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), will fund government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. The government funding plan has widespread backing in the House Republican conference and is the product of close coordination w…

GOP stopgap funding bill boosts defense funding over FY24 levels

The proposed CR includes an additional $8 billion for Central Command and European Command, specifying that the funds be used for “only for U.S. military operations, force protection, and deterrence.”

Senate Democrats in the hot seat as government shutdown looms

Capitol Hill is going full speed ahead with Friday's funding deadline fast approaching. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is rallying Republicans behind his continuing resolution that was released over the weekend, and House Democrats are digging their heels in. But despite Republicans' historically narrow advantage in the House, it seems that this time around, fiscal conservatives may not be the reason the government is headed toward a shutdown.If t…

Speaker Johnson Introduces Stopgap Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson will need every Republican vote he can get to pass his stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.