![Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Hard-Right Discontent, Risking Disarray Ahead](/i/c/022c4ec8-55b5-c468-3a90-c8042b189dce.webp)
Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Hard-Right Discontent, Risking Disarray Ahead
Republican ultra-conservatives are running out of patience less than four weeks after installing one their own, Mike Johnson,
2023-11-19 23:22
![US Shutdown Risk Eased in Stopgap Plan Offered by GOP’s Johnson](/i/c/93a29f40-2bd7-fbc8-2e4a-57a1e5553a19.webp)
US Shutdown Risk Eased in Stopgap Plan Offered by GOP’s Johnson
The risk of a US government shutdown on Nov. 18 eased as House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a
2023-11-12 06:15
![McCarthy Demands 8% Spending Cut, Border Wall to Avert Shutdown](/i/c/2343c253-fcb2-d819-bac0-026f8190cd08.webp)
McCarthy Demands 8% Spending Cut, Border Wall to Avert Shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced demands to hold off an Oct. 1 US government shutdown for a month,
2023-09-18 10:51
![McCarthy Says Government Shutdown Would Be Self-Defeat for GOP](/i/c/328bc0e0-ef4c-30cb-328c-d0cd18fa731c.webp)
McCarthy Says Government Shutdown Would Be Self-Defeat for GOP
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he wants to avoid a US government shutdown because it would undermine his
2023-09-18 00:54
![House Republicans Prepare to Turn US Government Shutdown Into Immigration Clash](/i/c/5fb300fd-a1a0-b041-1221-8f0403a5465b.webp)
House Republicans Prepare to Turn US Government Shutdown Into Immigration Clash
House Republicans are preparing to turn an impending government shutdown into a clash with Democrats over border enforcement
2023-09-17 20:23
![US Credit Rating Downgraded From AAA by Fitch](/i/c/13d1a370-3747-6077-25a7-020fb5a0e63d.webp)
US Credit Rating Downgraded From AAA by Fitch
The US was stripped of its top-tier sovereign credit grade by Fitch Ratings, which criticized the country’s ballooning
2023-08-02 07:48
![Biden, McCarthy Signal Confidence That Debt-Limit Deal Will Pass](/i/c/8ec0e862-e302-27e5-0b2e-6b64450b557f.webp)
Biden, McCarthy Signal Confidence That Debt-Limit Deal Will Pass
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy voiced confidence that their tentative debt-ceiling deal will pass Congress
2023-05-29 02:58