by Ellie Skelly | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) has negotiated a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that would extend government funding until March. The stopgap extension would prevent a partial government shutdown from taking place at...
by Gaby Striano | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the speaker of the House on Wednesday, installing a staunch conservative who has strong backing from former president Donald Trump. His selection marks the end of the House GOP’s grueling...
by Jason Harward | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Congress passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday, averting a government shutdown and maintaining the federal government’s budget at current levels for the next two months. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern...
by Lauren Caruba | Feb 18, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The medical device excise tax, part of the Affordable Care Act, is hurting jobs, investment and research in the health-care industry, a new survey suggests. Since the beginning of 2013, medical companies have fired 14,000 workers and declined to hire an...
