House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) emerged from a White House meeting with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders on Tuesday, saying he stood firm on his view that immediate action to secure the southern border is the nation’s top priority.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 11:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A group of House conservatives are requesting an update from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on spending negotiations ahead of yet another set of deadlines that could trigger a government shutdown and suggested a back-up plan that could trigger across-the-board spending cuts
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 2:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry has served as interim speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since Oct. 3 after former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, was ousted.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 8:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) could be on the verge of facing a no-confidence vote through the same process that removed his predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), as speaker last year.
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 12:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. national debt rose to a staggering $34 trillion for the first time last week, just three months after it surpassed $33 trillion, according to data published by the Treasury Department.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 8:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Wednesday night that will continue to fund the government at current levels until early 2024.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 1:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House screeched to a halt on Wednesday one day after lawmakers passed a bipartisan stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced a “two-step” short-term spending measure to avoid a government shutdown.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today voted for a short-term funding bill to keep the government operational through November 17. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act passed by a vote of 335-91.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) slammed Democrats for blocking a two-week funding bill to avoid a government shutdown because it didn’t allocate any funding to Ukraine.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 7:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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If this author knows anything about anything, it’s that Democrats and the Left think that even the most minor disruption of an official proceeding of Congress is just about the worst thing you can do in American politics these days (or so they claim).
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 12:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A small group of House Republicans has said that they’re willing to risk a possible government shutdown, rejecting party leadership’s funding bills unless specific demands are met.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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The United States Congress has passed a trillion-dollar stopgap bill that will allow the federal government to continue functioning until about 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Babylon Bee
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California's legislature has been weighing $5 million in reparations for eligible residents, but in the meantime has passed a less controversial stopgap bill: $5 million in reparations for any black person who has experienced "digital blackface,"
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 1:31 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A loophole in North Carolina law allows ballots from unverified registrations to be counted
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Towns Around the State Will Use Money to Assess, Repair and Replace Water and Wastewater Systems
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 11:28 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey agreed to remove the shipping containers on federal lands currently acting as a wall along the state’s southern border.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The House of Representatives, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), passed a $1.7 trillion spending package on Friday with nine Republicans joining Democrats to send the massive omnibus to the White House in a 225-201 vote.
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 5:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In the nick of time, Congress has passed a bipartisan $12 billion funding bill, narrowly avoiding a Ukrainian government shutdown.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) side deal with Democrats on permitting reform is continuing to break down, as Republicans are now signaling their opposition.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 5:45 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday, seeking to avoid a partial government shutdown while also sending billions of dollars more to Ukraine.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 6:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The “side deal” Senate Democrats cut with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is beginning to fall apart, as dozens of Democrats announced their opposition to it.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 7:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NCACC Weekly Update — June 25
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 3:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Try as they might, the General Assembly has had a hard time garnering the needed votes from the Democratic caucus to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill allowing federal funds to continue flowing to North Carolina hasn’t earned Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature yet, but one political analyst said it would be wise for the governor to let it become law.
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An appropriations bill approved by the General Assembly ensures federal money can flow into certain programs as the stalemate over the budget continues.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s state government entered its 2019-20 fiscal year on July 1 without a new state budget in place. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led legislature haven’t agreed to one, yet.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 9:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state House overwhelmingly passed a bill temporarily ending a stalemate over the budget.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The President is here to talk about the tax cut bill that he signed in December, and what it's doing for the Ohio economy, what it's doing for businesses and for employees across the state
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 @ 2:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There were enough votes to pass the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate, for the Federal Budget to not have a lapse in funding, on a simple majority vote; however, failed to win the 60 votes to avoid a Democrat filibuster, and therefore failed here in the literal eleventh hour.
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 1:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday, after news broke that the Senate Democrats had caved to Republicans on the government shutdown, earning a mere promise for a vote on immigration legislation, House Democrats opened fire on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), among others
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 12:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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One of the more intriguing North Carolina congressional races is for the open seat in the 13th Congressional District between Democrat Bruce Davis and Republican Ted Budd
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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