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    Democrats May Shut Down Government to Keep Trump From Gutting ItRepublicans need Democratic votes to keep the government open. This is leverage Democrats could use to rein in Trump and Musk’s power grab.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    House Passes Plan To Fund Government As Shutdown Deadline Nears
    The Republican Party Is Out of ControlMike Johnson can’t keep his conference together and Trump can’t scare them into submission. Can the GOP be governed?
    By Ben Jacobs
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    The U.S. Capitol
    Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It HappenedThe shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    Scenes on Capitol Hill after U.S. President-elect Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded in Washington, U.S.
    Government Shutdown Canceled As Democrats Support Pared-Down Spending BillBut there’s more trouble down the road.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Trump’s Shutdown Threat Is a Loyalty Test for GOP LawmakersAfter blowing up a stopgap spending bill, Trump is now demanding that his supporters back a new spending bill and debt-limit increase they will hate.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    The Year Without a Christmas Shutdown BattleGovernment-shutdown drama has been a regular tradition. But this year, Republicans are happy to wait until they control Washington.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Will Johnson Pay a Price for Denying Trump a Shutdown?Trump demanded a government shutdown over his silly noncitizen-voting bill, believing Democrats would be blamed. The Speaker chose not to comply.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Mike Johnson’s SAVE Act Stunt May Shut Down the GovernmentSpeaker Johnson just wanted to posture about imaginary noncitizen voting. Now Trump is demanding a government shutdown if it doesn’t pass.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Mike Johnson
    Johnson Gets One Last Chance to Avoid Government ShutdownThe House passed one more stopgap spending bill, but conservative rebels may still cause a shutdown if they don’t get their way on spending.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Congress Is Hurtling Toward a Government ShutdownIf conservatives can badger Mike Johnson into rejecting any bipartisan deals, they may secure across-the-board spending cuts after a shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Republican Disarray May Prevent a Government ShutdownMore Mr. Magoo than Machiavelli, Speaker Johnson may luck into another temporary reprieve on the spending disputes that divide the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Johnson Needs Trump’s Permission Not to Shut Down the GovernmentLike Kevin McCarthy before him, the house speaker wants Trump to protect his right flank.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    GOP Border Demands Drive New Government Shutdown ThreatConservative hardliners are trying to force Democrats to make concessions on border policy, and Speaker Mike Johnson can’t stop them.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    2024 Drama Kicks Off With Shutdown Threat and Trump ShowdownsWith congressional funding cliffs, GOP presidential primaries, and Trump court decisions, January and February are sure to be chaotic.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Government Shutdown Threat Delayed, But Not DefeatedConservatives gave Mike Johnson a mulligan in avoiding a government shutdown, but now they’re spoiling for a fight.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Johnson Needs Democrats to Avoid a Shutdown, Just Like McCarthyNew Speaker, same dilemma: Either anger some Republicans by working with Democrats, or watch Washington shut down.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Speaker Johnson Has One Weird Plan for Avoiding a ShutdownWith just one week to go, the unpopular “laddered CR” seems to be all he’s got.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Does Mike Johnson Even Want to Avoid a Government Shutdown?With the clock ticking down, the new Speaker is coming up with complications that will make keeping the government open even harder than before.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    What Will Democrats Give Up to Get More Aid for Ukraine?Republicans are demanding border-security concessions that will divide Democrats deeply, and even that may not be enough to save help for Kyiv.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. politics
    How Jamaal Bowman Tried to Spin Pulling a Capitol Hill Fire AlarmThe New York Democrat claims he was in a rush to vote and thought the fire alarm would open a locked door in his way.
    By Ben Jacobs
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    GOP Hard-liners Overplayed Their Hand Against McCarthyMatt Gaetz and other GOP rebels left the Speaker with no option but to cut a deal with Democrats to avoid a shutdown. But the chaos is far from over.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Kevin McCarthy Traded One Crisis For AnotherThe Speaker will now face a “motion to vacate” by Florida congressman Matt Gaetz and his hard-right allies in the House.
    By Ben Jacobs
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    Government Shutdown Live Updates: Shutdown AvertedThe Senate overwhelmingly passed the House’s stopgap spending bill, which means the government will be funded for another 45 days.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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    The Shutdown Is About the GOP’s Dysfunctional Family DramaIt may seem like it’s “about nothing,” but House Republicans’ unhinged, destructive feuding is more Yellowstone than Seinfeld.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    What Would Actually Happen During a Government ShutdownHundreds of thousands of federal employees would be furloughed and delays could pile up even more at U.S. airports.
    By Matt Stieb
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    Democrats Set High Price for Helping McCarthy Avoid a ShutdownMcCarthy may need Democrat votes to avert a shutdown and save his Speakership. But getting them will mean abandoning the Biden impeachment inquiry.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Shutdown Nears As Trump Tells House GOP to Defund the GovernmentEverything Kevin McCarthy does to placate right-wing hard-liners makes a deal even harder. Trump’s advice isn’t helping.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    We Could Be Headed for a Record-Breaking Government ShutdownWith the September 30 deadline approaching, House Republicans are hopelessly divided and Kevin McCarthy is struggling to find a way forward.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Did We Just Trade a Debt Default for a Government Shutdown?Most of the debt-limit deal must be implemented via future fights over appropriations, which could trigger shutdowns and even deeper cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    What Is Congress Even Doing Right Now? A Brief Guide.Congress is tangled in interlocking bills and delayed crises. Here’s the real status and deadline on reconciliation, the debt ceiling, and the rest.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Will Republicans Force a Government Shutdown to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandates?A small group of conservatives can gum up the works and force at least a brief shutdown. But with Omicron looming, the timing is strange.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. congress
    All These Crises in Congress Are Self-ImposedThe dysfunction in D.C. is largely the product of Congress’s own laws and procedures. And lawmakers have the power to fix it.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    What Joe Biden Needs to Tell Warring DemocratsIt’s time for Democrats in Congress stop posturing, drop their demands, and heed Biden’s call for party unity – or they’ll face a grim future.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Government Shutdown and Debt Default ‘Cliffs’ Loom AheadThere is an awful lot going on in Congress, but keeping the federal government going and paying its obligations have to come first.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Democrats Appear Ready to Play Game of Chicken on Debt LimitThey’re gambling on forcing Republicans to cooperate, which is no sure thing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. covid-19 stimulus
    Congress Finalizes Stimulus Deal: UpdatesCongress will vote on the new COVID-19 relief package and omnibus on Monday.
    By Chas Danner
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    Congress and Trump Will Keep Bickering Through the HolidaysEndless wrangling over spending and stimulus and a likely Trump veto of a defense-policy bill are casting a pall over a holiday-decorated Capitol.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Stopgap Spending Deal Ends Government Shutdown ThreatPelosi gave in on farm aid Trump is distributing in exchange for some concessions, relegating spending disputes to a lame-duck session.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. coronavirus stimulus
    Why the Deal to Avoid a Government Shutdown May Be Bad NewsUsually a deal that averts a shutdown is a good thing, but there’s a catch this time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. coronavirus stimulus
    Mark Meadows Has Been a Game Changer in Stimulus Talks, and Not in a Good WayAs Mnuchin’s “chaperone” and a world-class deal-breaker, the White House chief of staff may be the fly in the ointment.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Republicans Abandon Stimulus Checks As Talks Slip to End of Fiscal YearThe effort to provide badly needed COVID-19 relief and stimulus just got delayed and complicated once again as Republicans refuse to budge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. vision 2020
    Yes, Trump’s Job-Approval Ratings Are Finally RisingIt’s unclear whether it’s real and will last, but it’s happening at the perfect time for Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Congress Agrees to Spending Deal to Avoid Holiday Government ShutdownUnless the president conducts one of his famous last-minute flip-flops, the lights will stay on and the 2020 election will dictate future priorities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. impeachment
    Washington’s Jam-packed December Will Cast a Long Shadow on 2020With impeachment proceedings, a big DoJ report on the Russia investigation, and a possible government shutdown in play, it could get crazy.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Why Congress May Give Us a Government Shutdown for ChristmasOnce again, spending runs out just before Christmas. Once again, Trump’s border-wall demands are the main sticking point.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. impeachment
    House Dems Want to Give America an Impeachment Christmas PresentBy eschewing litigation and hard-to-secure witnesses, Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, and the rest are on a fast track to a pre-Christmas Trump impeachment.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Congress Quietly Avoids Government ShutdownUnless Trump changes his mind and decides to veto it, the stopgap spending bill defers fights over items like the border wall until November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. immigration
    An 11-Year-Old Girl Could Be Deported Without Her FamilyThe child might be sent back to El Salvador all by herself due to a clerical error.
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. vision 2020
    White Evangelicals Are Still the Heart of Trump’s BaseYes, white Evangelical support varies modestly along with Trump’s overall standing, but it’s still his best demographic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. national emergency declaration
    What to Expect When You’re Expecting a National EmergencyEverything you need to know about Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency to fund a southern border wall.
    By Matt Stieb
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