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Michigan House speaker rejects Senate’s $71M food aid bill ahead of SNAP pause

House Speaker Matt Hall called the Senate plan "fake" and "political" while touting his work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide $4.5 million to food banks in the state.

Shutdown Day 30: Senate out till next week

WASHINGTON — The federal government shutdown will continue at least through Monday — it’s 34th day — after the Senate adjourned on Thursday with no plans to reconvene until next week.

House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025

Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.

Senate rejects hemp regulations House inserted into legislation, setting up conference panel

Senate Bill 56, which would regulate intoxicating hemp products and clarify recreational marijuana laws, failed a concurrence vote despite passing the House last week.

Mike Johnson and the House stand in the way of any deal the Senate makes to end the shutdown

They’ve been predicting we would fold, and we would be predicting they would find a backbone,’ one Democrat says

Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the nation’s largest federal workers union to

Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as t

WATCH LIVE: Speaker Johnson leads House GOP press conference as shutdown drags on

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders in D.C. call out Senate Democrats for repeatedly voting against bills that would reopen the government.
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