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Shutdown Politics Has Republicans Singing Government’s Praises

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.

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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind

By: Annie Karni —
G.O.P. lawmakers from swing districts face tough votes as soon as next week, when key House panels are scheduled to consider legislation that would cut popular programs to pay for President Trump’s agenda.

Gabe Evans during a campaign stop in Greeley, Colo., in October. He wound up winning his seat by less than one percentage point.

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Netanyahu Invited to Address Congress Amid Division Over Israel-Hamas War

By: Annie Karni —
The bipartisan invitation masked political divisions over the prime minister’s handling of the war against Hamas, including the recent attacks he has orchestrated in Rafah.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with President Biden in Israel, last October.

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Congressional Leaders Strike a Short-Term Deal to Avert Partial Shutdown

By: Catie Edmondson —
Top lawmakers agreed to vote on a temporary funding patch that would allow more time for spending negotiations.

The deal, initially floated by Speaker Mike Johnson, would extend funding for some government agencies for a week, through March 8, and the rest for another two weeks, until March 22.

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Bill With Child Tax Credit Advances, but Election Politics Test Its Chances

By: Kayla Guo —
The House approved a $78 billion tax package Wednesday with a large bipartisan margin. The effort is a test of whether a dysfunctional Congress can pass major legislation in an election year.

Lawmakers in both parties regard the tax bill moving forward as a policy victory.

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

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

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

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.

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