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Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus — which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis — and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown. The deal includes a small decrease in federal spending paired with new border security policies in return for 30 days of continued government funding beyond the Sept. 30 expiration. Such a stopgap funding measure is considered a necessary step to give House Republicans ...

“I am optimistic that we will eventually get something done. I’m pessimistic that it will be smooth,” said Utah Rep. John Curtis.

Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus \u2014 which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis \u2014 and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown.

With a possible government shutdown just weeks away, House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy is once again fielding challenges among his caucus.

While the Ford government has been fighting in court to keep these letters a secret, Global News obtained and independently verified the letters as part of the ‘Mandated’ series.

In his 2018 mandate letter to Steve Clark, exclusively obtained by Global News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the Greenbelt must be protected.

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The House returns to session after the long August recess this week with government funding and a potential impeachment inquiry top of mind — two matters that are expected to dominate the lower chamber throughout September. On government funding, leaders are aiming to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government’s lights on beyond Sept. 30,…

Hard-line Republicans in the House are itching for fights over opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden and extracting deep spending cuts even at the risk of a government shutdown. Their eagerness to fight isn’t just with Biden and Democrats, but also with Republicans in their conference worried about the political risks of an impeachment fight and…

As a government shutdown deadline nears, Republican infighting continues.