Tag: federal government

Washington, D.C.: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) moved forward with plans to oust the Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Gaetz offered a motion to vacate the chair on the House…

Washington, D.C.: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a last minute spending bill to keep the federal government open for business fo 45 days. The bill now heads to the…

Washington, D.C.: Hard-right Republicans have defeated Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s compromised spending bill which would have kept the government open for business after tomorrow. Without a bill, the…

Washington, D.C.: The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act (258-169) which the U.S. Senate passed last week. The bill would guarantee that the federal government would recognize…

Washington, DC: The House of Representatives passed a spending bill to keep the federal government open for business theough December 16th, which the U.S. Senate passed earlier in the week.…

Washington, DC: The United States Senate has approved legislation (72-25) to keep the government from shutting down on Friday. The legislation will keep the government operating until mid-December and it…

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced that she wants to extend the stock trading ban to state governments as well as federal governments.

California, Nevada and Arizona have reached an agreement to use less water from the Colorado River to preserve Lake Mead. The agreement says the 3 states will look for other…