WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown this week is poised to become the longest in history as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans stretches into a new month. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are about to expire, and there is little real talk between the parties about how to…
The US Senate failed to reopen the government on Thursday or vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring the standoff will drag on into next week. The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding held…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) is throwing a curveball in the shutdown fight as he plans to introduce a full-year spending bill for the Pentagon on Thursday, effectively daring Democrats to oppose it as part of their effort to keep health care at the forefront of the impasse. Democrats have been almost completely united…
The proposal, delivered to Republicans on Thursday, would give the Treasury broad authority to define and restrict decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, effectively requiring KYC compliance even for non-custodial wallets. The measure would also eliminate liability protections for software developers and interface providers, prompting an immediate reaction from the crypto industry and Republican lawmakers. Republicans suspend…
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sharply broke with her party leaders Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government shutdown, calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the House back into session and warning that Americans would be hit with higher costs…
