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Far-right Republicans draft short-term funding bill
A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, unveiled a short-term spending bill on Wednesday that would keep the government open until Oct. 31 and avoid a debt default. However, the bill faces opposition from both Democrats and some Republicans, who object to its provisions that would ban vaccine mandates, defund…
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Republicans release short-term bill to avert shutdown until Oct. 31
With less than two weeks before the federal government runs out of money, House Republicans unveiled a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday that would keep the government open until Oct. 31. The bill, which was drafted by a group of far-right and centrist Republicans, also includes provisions to suspend the debt limit until Dec. 16…
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Trump to skip second debate for primetime speech
Former President Donald Trump announced that he will not participate in the second Republican presidential debate scheduled for October 3 in Detroit, Michigan. Instead, he will hold a prime-time speech at the same time, where he is expected to criticize the Biden administration and tout his own achievements. Trump said he made this decision because…
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Trump pleased by Putin’s praise: ‘I like he said that’
Former President Donald Trump has expressed his satisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments about him. In an interview with NBC News, Trump said he was happy that Putin praised him for repeatedly promising to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. “You know who I listen to? Myself,” Trump said. He also…
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Republicans unveil new plan to avert shutdown
With less than two weeks before the government runs out of money, House Republicans have released a short-term bill that would fund the government until Oct. 31. However, the bill faces opposition from Democrats, who want to raise the debt ceiling and pass a $3.5 trillion social spending package. It’s not even clear that the…