His job on the line, House Speaker Mike Johnson is dashing to Florida to meet with Donald Trump this week and has offered Marjorie Taylor Greene a seat on his own “kitchen cabinet.”
WASHINGTON — The White House criticized congressional Republicans for adding a ban on U.S. embassies’ flying the LGBTQ pride flag to a government funding bill, saying it abused the budget
The urgency stems from the looming Friday deadline, creating a stark need for a resolution on funding legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown.
"We're not going to allow the government to shut down," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) told reporters on his way to the Senate chamber.
US News: Congress passed a temporary spending bill to avert a partial US government shutdown this weekend, sending the legislation to the White House. Presiden
The Senate voted on Thursday to extend current federal spending and keep the government open, sending a short-term measure to the House that would avoid a shutdown and push off a final budget package until early March.
Congressional leaders in Washington have reached a deal to keep the government funded until early March, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Saturday.