• House passes $1.2 TRILLION funding bill: Democrats help Speaker Mike Johnson survive uprising from furious conservatives who called package 'garbage'

    Congress faces a government funding deadline at 11:59 p.m. on March 22. Speaker Mike Johnson was able to get enough votes to pass a massive government spending bill nearly 12 hours before funding expired. Conservative Republicans were not afraid of forcing a shutdown and almost tanked the vote saying it was not fiscally responsible

  • House finally passes budget bill

    The bill calls for a 9.3% rise in spending from fiscal 2023, with a budget deficit to 693 billion baht, down 0.3% from the previous year.Its passage followed a three-day debate, with 298 lawmakers in favour and 166 against, with one abstention and one absent.Pending Senate approval and royal endorsement next week, long-awaited disbursement of state investment funds is expected to begin in early April.Rapid disbursement in the remaining months of the fiscal year is seen as crucial to efforts of...

  • US House passes bill to avoid government shutdown

    The US House of Representatives has passed a government funding bill with more support from Democrats than the majority Republicans, leading to a fresh threat by a hardline conservative lawmaker to oust the Speaker. The House’s 286-134 vote sends the $US1.2 trillion ($A1.8 trillion) bill to the Democratic-majority Senate, which has hours to act ahead […]

  • House passes final spending bills over Republican opposition

    The House of Representatives passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies. Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before...

  • Trudeau proposes new reforms for renters amid housing crunch

    Justin Trudeau said in an announcement Wednesday that the new reforms will "make the playing field fairer for renters," as homeownership continues to be out of reach for many.

  • House passes $1.2trn spending bill to avert shutdown

    Two-thirds majority reached to pass spending package – 286 voted in favour

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    House passes government spending bill hours before potential shutdown

    The House of Representatives has voted to pass a $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate for a vote hours before a potential shutdown. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin has details on the deal and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., planning to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson.

  • Morning Digest: We've got new data for New York's new House map

    The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast Embedded Content Leading Off ● New York: With New York's new congressional map now in effect, Daily Kos Elections is rolling out a batch of updates to some of our most frequently used data sets. Up first is our chart of the results of the 2020 presidential election broken down by congressional...

  • Bill requiring annual State BOE report passes House

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bill requiring the Kansas State Board of Education (BOE) to submit a report to the Legislature each year on student assessments has passed the House. On Thursday, House Bill 2731 passed the house 80-40. Now the bill moves to the Senate. HB 2731, introduced by Representative Susan Estes, would require the []

  • Kansas House steers away from ‘flat tax’ with new bill

    TOPEKA (KSNT)- Kansas House Republicans are steering away from the GOP-led push for a "flat tax." Republican leaders announced a new tax reform plan introduced on Tuesday. “We all wanted a single rate because it’s truly the best policy for Kansans long term, but the votes weren’t quite there for an override," House Speaker Dan []

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    Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage

    Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal marital rights. The lower house of parliament passed the bill following a third and final reading, with 400 representatives voting in favor. Only 10 members opposed the bill. The bill still requires approval from the Senate and endorsement from the king before marriage equality can become reality in...

  • In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the bills

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — For years, pinning down the source of a bill in the Kansas Legislature could be a chore for lawmakers’ constituents. Committees sponsor almost 85% of the […]