Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a political minefield as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown in just 10 days, with both Republicans and Democrats complicating the path to keep the

The House speaker said the GOP, alongside Musk, is working to eliminate government inefficiencies and improve the country's fiscal affairs.

House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.

Patty Murray (Wash ... Earlier this week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) accused his colleagues across the aisle of making “completely unreasonable conditions” in funding talks.

Is Sen. Patty Murray right that Republican tax cuts are the biggest federal debt driver since 2001? A 2024 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget analysis found that tax cuts were the biggest of four types of legislation that have added to the federal debt since 2001.

The government runs out of funding on March 14, and averting a shutdown will likely require bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Republican-led Congress ... “I’ve been abundantly clear I will not support that,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the ...