Thune pivots to federal worker pay as latest shutdown trial balloon Legislation, expected on Wednesday or Thursday, amounts to a trial balloon meant to test Democrats' healthcare demands. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #news / / 17 hours 17h Share
Independent Senate hopeful Dan Osborn cashes in on Democratic donors Osborn raised thousands of dollars from current and former Democratic lawmakers and hundreds of thousands of dollars through ActBlue. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #news / / 18 hours 18h Share
Thune says House GOP should return to pass new funding bill Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has kept his members out of session for a month since passing a stopgap measure to fund the government through Nov. 21. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #news / / 1 day 1d Share
FAA cites air traffic controller shortages as cause of growing flight disruptions The Federal Aviation Administration says a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers has caused thousands of flight delays. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #politics / / 1 day 1d Share
Chip Roy becomes latest Republican to defy leadership on 'nuclear option' to end shutdown Congressional leaders have criticized motions to end the Senate filibuster, saying it's a shortsighted way to end the government shutdown. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #news / / 1 day 1d Share
Senate staffers to miss first paycheck as hundreds seek shutdown relief loans The grim milestone is the latest anxiety-inducing shutdown news, raising the stakes of a protracted partisan fight in the upper chamber. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress .. washingtonexaminer-com-economy / / #news / / 1 day 1d Share
GOP under pressure to prevent Obamacare subsidies from funding abortions Anti-abortion groups are pressuring the GOP to ensure that any new tax credits for Obamacare plans will not fund abortion services. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-healthcare .. washingtonexaminer-com-policy .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #health / / 1 day 1d Share
Santos says he's 'very grateful' for Trump commutation, wants to pursue prison reform Former Rep. George Santos expressed gratitude for President Donald Trump's commutation and would be interested in working on prison reform. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-news .. washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Dug-in lawmakers see Trump as antidote to shutdown gridlock Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle see Trump as pivotal to ending the impasse centered on Democratic healthcare demands. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-congress .. washingtonexaminer-com-news / / #politics / / 2 days 2d Share
Five big reasons why it's so very nice to be a Democrat The reasons involve a lack of fact-checking and follow-up questions. washingtonexaminer.com washingtonexaminer.com / feeds washingtonexaminer-com-congress / / #politics / / 3 days 3d Share