Senators agree to go without pay during shutdowns
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Sen. John Kennedy has advanced a bill requiring senators’ pay be halted if they can’t agree to keep government funded.
The Senate will vote on a measure to block lawmaker pay during government shutdowns as Republicans push multiple bills to prevent future closures.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains shut down Wednesday, April 29, and it's unclear when it may end after House Speaker Mike Johnson floated changes to an already approved Senate bill that would fund all of the department except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
The federal government remains in a partial shutdown over funding the DHS. As lawmakers return from recess this week, when could a vote take place?
Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to fund the government, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, was roundly rejected by the House. Democrats refused to support the bill after Trump and Elon Musk helped to tank its predecessor.
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Senate Republican predicts Democrats will shut down government right before the midterms
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on the Senate floor that his Democratic colleagues will find a reason to block funding legislation and trigger another government shutdown “right before the midterms” to sow chaos in Washington before Election Day.
No Filter, Natalie Haddad breaks down the longest government shutdown, reopening key DHS operations, and unresolved immigration enforcement.
A federal funding gap caused issued for World Cup preparations.