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Government shutdown: What happens if Congress doesn’t pass a stopgap spending bill

The possibility of a government shutdown has opened up once again after a Republican revolt over a bloated continuing resolution. On Wednesday, House Republican leaders faced an immediate revolt over a continuing resolution that expanded current levels of government funding until March 14 and included an additional $110.4 billion in spending. President-elect Donald Trump backed […]

Trump House allies call for government shutdown while Johnson scrambles for a new deal

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s allies in the House are calling for a government shutdown amid chaos in the lower chamber after House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) continuing resolution fell apart in a matter of hours Wednesday. House Republicans are now openly calling for a government shutdown just days before the Christmas holiday.  “Shut it […]

John Kennedy calls on Trump to help unite Republicans under spending bill

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) recommended that President-elect Donald Trump help unite the “free-range chickens” of the Republican Party under the government spending bill. With a government shutdown looming, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) released his continuing resolution to fund the government this week to a mixed reaction from his party. Kennedy said the over-1,500-page legislation […]

Neil Cavuto leaves Fox News after almost 30 years at the network

Fox News staple Neil Cavuto, host of the network’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, is leaving the network following 28 years spent at it. Cavuto decided to leave on his own, declining an offer to renew his contract despite requests from Fox News to stay on board, according to a Mediaite report. FOX NEWS DOMINATES […]

Rod Blagojevich suggests Trump sue JB Pritzker for calling him a ‘rapist’

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich warned Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) that calling President-elect Donald Trump a rapist could result in him getting sued and having his law license revoked. On the heels of ABC News settling Trump’s defamation suit for $15 million, Pritzker went on the record to refer to Trump as an “adjudicated rapist” […]

Josh Hawley warns Mike Johnson over ‘woke garbage’ in continuing resolution

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) harshly condemned House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his initial government spending bill, specifically calling out the “woke garbage” it funded within its 1,547 pages. Hawley is among the latest critics Johnson is facing within his own party over his spending bill, which Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) confirmed was “dead” […]

Sen. Eric Schmitt asks Schumer to join fight opposing ‘censorship machine’

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is requesting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) join Republicans in cutting off funding to a “censorship” agency at the center of a spending bill fight, according to a letter. Schmitt, the former Missouri attorney general who helped engineer a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of censoring conservatives with […]

Media 96% ‘negative’ on Trump Cabinet picks, focus on weakest

Network news coverage of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet choices has been nearly all negative, and, like coyotes on the hunt, the cameras have shifted daily to the weakest nominee. A new and shocking report from the top conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center, said the coverage from the news desks at CBS, ABC, and […]

Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as Mike Johnson replacement

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday posed the far-fetched but technically plausible scenario that Elon Musk replace House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) next year amid a GOP revolt over a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown. “Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk,” Paul posted on social media. “[T]hink about it […]

Arizona governor calls for state to stop collecting and reporting abortion data

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) announced she is looking to repeal a state law requiring an annual report with detailed information on every abortion performed in the state. A 2010 Arizona law requires the state’s Department of Health Services to create an annual report on abortion statistics, including demographic data on women who get abortions in […]
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