WASHINGTON — As the hours tick down to a government shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed to get enough backing from not only Democrats but more than three dozen Republicans, making the likelihood of a Christmas government shutdown…
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said Thursday that he expects Republicans to attempt another budget reconciliation package in the lame-duck session with a boost to defense funding — along with action to lift the debt ceiling, either in a bipartisan fashion or…
THIS is part four of the story of the confusion between President David Granger and the PNC on the one hand, and Granger and the AFC on the other hand, and intra-party struggle in the AFC while the AFC was…
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The House Dec. 17 passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703), legislation to expand association health plans, increase transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, and fund cost-sharing reductions for some Health Insurance Marketplace enrollees. The measure advanced by…
The Lufkin Daily News - Woman given 15-year sentence for hurting âMiracle Boyâ in 2022 - Burke man suffers possibly life-threatening injuries in motorcycle crash on Highway 69 - Lufkin man found guilty on 3 counts of sexual assault of a child - Four-vehicle crash snarls…
PNCR Leader David Granger will not be present at this week’s party congress as he will be attending to his health, a statement from the party said today. While President, Granger had several rounds of treatment in Cuba for Non-Hodgkin…
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) voted for the Senate Amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026, H.R. 6500, to extend current federal funding through December 11, 2026. The bipartisan stopgap funding bill avoids a government shutdown ahead of the end of the…
A narrow majority of respondents to a Tuesday poll said that they believe the government shutdown should continue, while just 41% of likely U.S. voters said they disapprove of ending the shutdown. The poll questioned 1,220 likely voters and 51% said they were in…
Analyst: Democrats show promise in gaining congressional control As Mainers begin casting votes to determine who will control state government next, a $1 billion projected budget gap has become political fodder. The Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services’ Bureau of…
The annual spending bills: the appropriations committees, earmarks, spending levels, the Pentagon and homeland security bills, minibus packages and rescissions.
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