House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning, as the lower chamber of Congress is looking to avoid another potential shutdown. GOP lawmakers are preparing to vote later Tuesday on a stopgap measure that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 4, kicking off a high-stakes effort to avert a lapse in funding before the end of the fiscal year. The House has passed three out of 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2027 so far. Just last week, the House passed a bill funding national security, the State Department and other relevant programs. #mikejohnson #housegop #congress
The White House is hoping “cooler heads prevail” as Democrats begin pulling their support for the funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), threatening to derail efforts to avert a partial government shutdown. Drew Petrimoulx joins Sunrise on The Hill to break down the latest.
AI:A potential partial government shutdown looms as Democrats withdraw support from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding measure, complicating efforts by the White House to prevent a shutdown.Open
A second high-profile killing by a federal agent in Minneapolis has jeopardized the chances of Congress averting a partial government shutdown as Democrats come out en masse against the funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
AI:Democrats are threatening to block current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding legislation following a second high-profile shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis, potentially risking a partial government shutdown.Open
