Senate Takes Recess, Leaving Only Five Days to Pass Six Govt Funding Bills
(Just The News)—U.S. senators have left town for a week-long recess, leaving themselves only five days to pass the six...
Speaker Johnson Expects All Government Funding Bills to Pass On-Time as Two More Head to Floor
(Just The News)—Congress has less than a month to pass the remaining appropriations bills providing fiscal 2026 funding for federal...
Congress Faces Government Shutdown Date, Health Care Bills, Epstein on Return
(Just The News)—Congress faces a mountain of political challenges when it resumes session next week, including a potential government shutdown,...
Congress Leaves for Holidays After Zero Progress on Federal Funding
(Just The News)—U.S. lawmakers have left town for the holidays without making any actionable progress on the long-delayed fiscal year...
Democrats Oppose Idea of a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
(Just The News)—In light of the nation’s $38 trillion national debt, U.S. House lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss ways to...
Lawmakers Weigh Replacing Obamacare Tax Credits With Health Savings Accounts
(The Center Square)–With millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums projected to rise in 2026, due partially to enhanced Obamacare subsidies...
House to Vote Tuesday on Releasing the Epstein Files, With Trump’s Support
(Just The News)—After pressuring Republicans for months to oppose any mass release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey...
Congress Used Government Funding Bill to ‘Erase’ $3.4 Trillion in Deficits
(Just The News)—Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go...
Americans on Social Security Will See 2.8% Benefits Boost Next Year
(Just The News)—More than 70 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits will see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment beginning Jan. 2026....
Republicans Blast Dems for Tanking Funding Bill Again: ‘End the Political Idiocy’
(Just The News)—The ongoing government shutdown will span at least five days as U.S. senators depart for the weekend after...