REVEALED: 19 | Vintage Vibes

Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for ‘elbowing’ GOP rep

‘It still hurts because it was a shot to the kidneys,’ Rep Tim Burchett says after alleged altercation with former speaker

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’ 

Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.

Roll Call · Nov 14, 2023

Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.

WEKU · Nov 14, 2023

US House speaker proposes two-step package to avoid partial govt shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2.

France 24 · Nov 12, 2023

Nancy Mace says she lives ‘rent free’ in McCarthy’s head as feud intensifies

Ousted speaker said he believed the Republicans who removed him cared more about their ‘press’ than ‘policy’

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Trump legal team expresses hope classified documents trial will not start in May – as it happened

Federal judge Aileen Cannon turned down request to move trial start date but delayed evidence deadlines that increase likelihood of eventual postponement

The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023

Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2023

Government Shutdown Deadline Redux: How Could You Be Affected?

A new government shutdown is looming, which would impact many different government services.

Kiplinger · Nov 9, 2023

Kevin McCarthy attacks fellow Republican Matt Gaetz after House speaker ouster

Matt Gaetz and Nancy Mace among eight Republicans who helped remove California lawmaker from top job

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlock

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves. The Conversation tapped an expert on congressional behavior, Northwestern University…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023