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Shutdown Politics Has Republicans Singing Government’s Praises

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6 October 2025 at 22:27
By: Carl Hulse
As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching.

A Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago last week on the first day of the government shutdown.

McConnell to Step Down as Leader at the End of the Year

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28 February 2024 at 21:58
By: Carl Hulse
The long-serving Republican leader said he would step aside from the role at the end of his term but remain in the Senate, acknowledging that his views on national security had put him out of step with his party.

Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, at the Capitol on Wednesday.

With Shutdown Looming, House and Senate Leaders Agree on Spending Levels

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7 January 2024 at 20:38
By: Carl Hulse
Despite the deal, time is short to assemble and pass legislation putting the agreement in force before a Jan. 19 deadline.

The agreement includes an increase in Pentagon spending to $886.3 billion and holds nondefense funding essentially flat at $772.7 billion

Mike Johnson's Rise to Speaker Cements Far-Right Takeover of GOP

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25 November 2023 at 16:42
By: Carl Hulse
After their party was decimated in the 2008 elections, mainstream Republican leaders believed they could harness rising far-right populist forces. Instead, they were overrun by them.

The election of Mike Johnson as House speaker cemented the far-right takeover that began shortly after President Barack Obama took office.

As McCarthy Seeks to Shift Shutdown Blame, Border Takes Center Stage

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29 September 2023 at 03:54
By: Catie Edmondson， Carl Hulse and Karoun Demirjian
The Republican speaker is working to turn the shutdown fight into a border security battle. Some lawmakers in both parties say they are open to including immigration provisions in an eventual deal.

β€œIf they want to focus on Ukraine and not focus on the southern border, I think their priorities are backwards,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of Democrats this week.

β€˜The Devil They Know’: McConnell’s Health Issues Worry Democrats

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7 September 2023 at 19:24
By: Carl Hulse
The legislative stances of the G.O.P. leader and his usual opponents are aligned on Ukraine, spending and impeachment as he faces mounting health scrutiny.

β€œOn some things, Leader McConnell and I disagree vehemently,” said Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader. β€œOn others, we agree and work together to get done.”

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