Republicans hold House and Senate but still have much work to do before moving Trump's bills
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, talks briefly to reporters just before a vote on an interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The vote failed to pass.
Republican 'Undecided' on Mike Johnson After Spending Bill Passes House
Johnson is facing facing criticism just before a January 3 vote that will determine if he continues as House speaker.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump pushing House GOP to combine reconciliation bills into one package
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for one reconciliation bill, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) informed members in a closed-door meeting Saturday.
Johnson tells House Republicans that Trump wants one ‘big beautiful’ reconciliation package
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants one reconciliation package, instead of the planned two that Republican leadership has been pushing, three people in the room where discussions took place told POLITICO.
Rep. Mike Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants them to pass a single reconciliation bill
At a closed-door House Republican retreat Saturday morning, newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said President-elect Donald Trump was in favor of passing a single reconciliation bill that would address his priorities,
House Republicans warn of 'sincere reservations' Speaker Johnson can pass Trump's agenda
Eleven House Republicans skeptical about Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership outlined what they expect to fulfill President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
Johnson tells Republicans Trump wants one big policy bill as party charts course on agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson informed Republicans at a closed-door meeting Saturday that Donald Trump favored moving his agenda as one sweeping package, according to sources in attendance — a key announcement fraught with risk but one that sets the stage for advancing the president-elect’s ambitious plans.
GOP defectors from Trump on spending bill show challenges of coming tax fight
Some Republicans’ willingness to break with President-elect Donald Trump during the spending bill fight late last year is an ...
Rable: The truth is in the vote: The realty of the spending bill
Former firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, who instigated the House GOP toppling of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, declared ...
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Timing up in the air for Congress to vote on spending bill as government shutdown looms
GOP lawmakers indicated that the House could vote on another CR proposal Friday ... Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy criticized the spending bill. A new proposal, backed by Trump, was hastily ...
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Huge spending bill unveiled in Congress provides more than $100 billion in disaster aid
The 1,547-page package would give Congress until mid-March to complete work on the dozen annual government funding bills that ...
Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
Congress voted to avert a shutdown early Saturday morning after House GOP leaders dropped a demand from Donald Trump over the ...
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Republican lawmakers savage spending bill as Mike Johnson defends it: 'We gotta get this done'
As conservative lawmakers decry a government spending ... Congress will vote for the CR—even though it flies in the face of everything @DOGE is trying to fix & perpetuates the very problems ...
Leadership vote in Congress poses a test of unity for Trump's Republicans
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans face a first test of unity in Congress on Friday when they decide whether to ...
Johnson's future as speaker in question despite efforts to sway undecided Republicans
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican holdouts to his bid to retain the gavel in the new Congress one day before the House convenes for the election.