The Hill2d
Top Democrats accuse of Republicans of raising shutdown risk
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.
Shutdown showdown: Congress scrambles for spending deal with two weeks until deadline
Federal funding for a slew of agencies is set to lapse on March 14, and lawmakers are struggling to come to an agreement on how to keep the government’s lights on.
CBS News3d
Congress barrels toward shutdown deadline with few signs of progress on funding bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican ... Senate and the White House. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democratic appropriator in the Senate, said Tuesday that Democrats ...
CNN3d
DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are looking to the ... The statement, which came from Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of ...
The Washington Post9d
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
President Donald Trump talks with with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), center ... In outlining what they are seeking, Sen. Patty Murray (Washington), the top Democrat on the Senate ...
kcra.com9d
Is Congress cutting Medicaid? What to know as Washington sends mixed messages
"Medicaid has never been on the chopping block,” House Speaker Mike ... Johnson said in a press briefing earlier this month. "They have left no doubt Medicaid is on the chopping block ...
USA Today3d
Will there be a government shutdown? Congress at impasse as March 14 deadline approaches
Patty Murray, D-Wash ... That dynamic was further complicated this week by House Speaker Mike Johnson saying a funding extension could reflect the changes implemented by Musk and DOGE, essentially ...
Washington Times4d
Republicans coalesce around stopgap funding bill as negotiations stall over Democratic demands
“It looks like they’re trying to push us into a shutdown scenario,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson ... will not support that,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat ...