How Congress could vote to avert – or allow – a government shutdown
A Republican-sponsored continuing resolution to keep the government operating was approved by the House. It faces a close ...
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Digital ID card, driver’s license option bill narrowly passes Idaho House
House Bill 78 would let Idaho Transportation Department issue digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. The bill heads to the ...
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Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee advances bill cutting services to undocumented immigrants
Undocumented people are not eligible for Medicaid in Idaho. But, all low-income people are eligible for medial care such as ...
When will the Senate vote on the spending bill? Will it need Democratic support?
It's up to the Senate to pass the spending bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk to avert a possible government shutdown.
US Senate Democrats debate path forward on government funding bill
U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the ...
Ocasio-Cortez warns Senate Democrats over advancing stopgap spending measure
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged her Democratic colleagues in the Senate to vote against the House-passed stopgap spending measure, warning them to be weary of “procedural ...
Shutdown fight moves to Senate as Democrats weigh support for funding bill
Senate Democrats are considering the path forward after the House narrowly approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.
Top House Democrats press Senate colleagues to sink GOP spending bill
The top House Democrats are pressing their fellow party members in the Senate to kill the Republicans’ spending bill when it reaches the upper chamber, saying the proposal will hurt Americans ...