March 19, 2024

Senators seek to stop shutdowns forever, after McCarthy’s spending stumbles

As the government shutdown deadline edges closer, a bipartisan idea is gaining new traction on both sides of a Capitol: taking shutdowns off the table entirely. Senators and House members began circulating a letter on Friday pushing legislation that would automatically fund the government past spending deadlines like Sept. 3src. It’s a longshot, but if

Tiffany Smiley: Patty Murray Was a ‘Champion of Mandates, Shutdowns’ in Schools

Washington state Republican Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley called out her opponent, 30-year incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), for supporting school closures that forced learning loss and developmental issues on children. “Our children are set back terribly,” Smiley said at Sunday evening’s debate in Spokane, Washington. She pointed to a massive decline in test scores and…

Rand Paul: ‘Not a Great Deal of Evidence’ Mask Mandates, Shutdowns Helped

Friday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) commented on his back and forth with “government worrywart” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical advisor. Paul and Fauci argued the day before about the purpose of masks among those who have already received the COVID-19 vaccine. Paul, a physician, emphasized during his interview…

Compare and contrast: A tale of two government shutdowns.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been spotted quietly picking up trash at the National Mall and helping busloads of schoolchildren tour and understand the World War II monument in its vicinity, all in the wake of Friday’s government shutdown led by Democrats in Congress. He’s doing so without pay and as other employees are placed […]

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