Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.
With the U.S. government hours from shutting down and Congress scrambling to cobble together a deal, NBC10 Boston political analyst explains why President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk shot down a bipartisan deal that was in place and how the debt ceiling factors in....
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President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital in Washington.
The Social Security Fairness Act passed by a vote of 76-20 in the early hours of Saturday.
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
If the government shuts down days before Christmas, holiday travel could be hit but holiday shipping spared.
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would forgive another $4.28 billion in student loan debt for 54,900 borrowers who work in public service.
It was government shutdown season in Washington, and all through the House, many creatures were stirring — most notably Elon Musk.
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominations to lead key offices tasked with delivering his campaign promise of cutting fossil fuel regulations and increasing oil and natural gas production to lower energy prices and inflation.
Increased deportation flights, including on weekends, and streamlined travel procedures for people sent to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador fueled the increase, ICE said.
Political commentator Sue O’Connell looks at the political fight, fueled largely by Elon Musk, that has the federal government on the verge of shutting down.
The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily, after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt.
What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.
In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it [Congress] could do. I would support that entirely.”
The court sided with several of Trump’s co-defendants, who accused Willis of having a conflict of interest.
Weeks after deadlocking on whether to release a report on allegations involving former Rep. Matt Gaetz paying for sex, the House Ethics Committee has voted to do so, sources tell NBC News. Here’s what we’re learning, and what NBC10 Boston political analyst Sue O’Connell ...
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President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
The secretary can appoint members to a CDC advisory panel that makes recommendations on vaccinations.
