Polls show Zohran Mamdani’s lead shrinking as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo gains momentum in final days, with the race tightening up ahead of New York City’s mayoral election.
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Johnson raises shutdown stakes on Schumer as food stamp deadline, Obamacare cliff loom
The House of Representatives is being shut for another week as Speaker Mike Johnson keeps pressure on Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown.
Republican Mike Lawler plugs ‘lying sack of ‘s–t’ Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor — as ‘lesser of two evils’ over Mamdani
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler gave Andrew Cuomo a plug for mayor, saying the Democratic ex-governor has a better shot to topple Zohran Mamdani than GOP Read More
Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene clash in heated private GOP call over shutdown strategy
Speaker Mike Johnson was briefly confronted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a private House GOP call on Tuesday.
The 5 longest government shutdowns in history: What happened, how they ended
The government has shut down 21 times since 1977, and Congress is still breaking records for the longest fiscal standoffs.
Johnson shuts down House to pressure Schumer as government standstill nears one month
House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled legislative session for another week in a bid to pressure Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer amid the government shutdown.
Democrats under fire as food stamp funds run dry: 42 million Americans caught in shutdown fight
Federal food programs including SNAP and WIC face funding shortages affecting over 42 million people as the government shutdown continues.
Top Republican slams Katherine Clark for admitting suffering families are ‘leverage’ in shutdown battle
House Republicans condemn Democrats after Katherine Clark describes the 23-day government shutdown as leverage to secure Obamacare subsidy extensions in funding negotiations.
Government shutdown knowledge: gaming out its potential end
As Socrates or Yogi Berra might say, “knowing nothing” rules the shutdown standoff. President Trump’s role looms as Congress stalls, fatigue grows, and blame spreads.
Merkley nearly breaks Booker’s filibuster record, wins his praise for fighting ‘Trump’s authoritarian tactics’
Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding as Sen. Jeff Merkley’s marathon speech delays consideration of a government shutdown resolution.