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Day: September 30, 2023
McCarthy not worried about job after needing Dem votes to pass stop-gap spending measure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy boasted about gaining enough support to pass a 45-day stopgap spending measure…
Five killed after truck crash causes toxic gas leak
Five people have died and five were seriously injured after a truck crash caused a toxic…
Gaetz says McCarthy speakership is on ‘tenuous’ ground
Rep. Matt Gaetz told reporters Saturday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s speakership is on shaky ground…
House passes temporary spending to avert midnight shutdown
In an unexpected twist, the House on Saturday passed a stopgap spending bill with just hours…
US House passes 45 day bill in bid to avoid government shutdown
The House Republicans and Democrats on Saturday struck a deal to fund the government and avoid…
Democratic lawmaker suspected of pulling fire alarm to delay vote on McCarthy’s ‘clean’ stopgap bill
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a member of Congress’ far-left Squad, on Saturday allegedly pulled a fire alarm…
Democrats take floor, stall for time while parsing through McCarthy’s new stopgap bill
House Democrats are scrambling to buy time to figure out their position on House Speaker Kevin…