The Latest on the Government Shutdown

Another short-term government funding bill is becoming increasingly likely as appropriators race to finalize spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed votes on a legislative vehicle for a continuing resolution (CR) ahead of consideration on the floor next week. This CR, which has yet to be […]

Key members of Senate leadership have begun warming to the idea of another continuing resolution (CR) as appropriators race to play catch-up on fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending. Notably, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), second in line to Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed openness to a short-term funding patch that would extend government funding […]

Now that they have topline funding figures in hand, congressional appropriations leaders are in the process of negotiating each of the spending allocations for all 12 spending bills. Once Chairs Kay Granger (R-TX) and Patty Murray (D-WA) reach a deal on these 302(b) subcommittee allocations, appropriators can work out the final details of each bill […]

Congress will gavel back in this week as lawmakers race to fund the government ahead of the upcoming deadlines. Over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a deal on topline spending numbers for fiscal year (FY) 2024, setting the overall spending number for non-defense funding at […]

Negotiating teams for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are continuing their efforts to hash out a topline spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2024 as Congress has just 16 days until the first government funding deadline. According to the latest intel from the Hill, a deal on appropriations […]

Congress will return next week for a jam-packed legislative session filled with key deadlines, lingering disagreements, and policy opportunities. Here’s a look at what to watch for as lawmakers get ready to gavel in for the second session of the 118th Congress: Government Funding. Congress faces two government funding deadlines to kick off the first […]

Congress has funded the government into early 2024, but lawmakers must still contend with several year-end legislative priorities when they return after the Thanksgiving holiday. Notably, a bipartisan group of senators plans to resume negotiations over a supplemental appropriations package that could potentially include buckets of funding for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in exchange for […]

House Republicans have formally elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve as Speaker of the House, drawing a merciful end to the 22-day ordeal after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted. Speaker Johnson has a tall task ahead of him with getting the House back to business, especially when it comes to several pending […]

The House speaker race is back to square one after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew himself from consideration on the floor. Leader Scalise’s decision came as more than a dozen House Republicans came out against his nomination, either in favor of Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), or someone […]

The federal government is open for business today after lawmakers pulled out a surprise last-minute deal to keep the lights on for the next 45 days. Here’s a look at what happened and what it means for the rest of the 2023 legislative calendar.

Lawmakers will gavel in today as they look to avert a government shutdown ahead of Saturday’s deadline. Here’s a look at where things stand and what we’re hearing as Congress scrambles to fund the government:

Thorn Run’s Andy Rosenberg recently sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Government for an article that describes how government affairs firms like TRP are approaching the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Rosenberg astutely notes that, while AI is not a substitute for the human element of government relations, the industry must learn to embrace it. “If we want […]