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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday expressed confidence there won’t be a government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

The debt ceiling, sometimes referred to as the debt limit, is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations.

The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily, after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt.

What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.

Weeks after deadlocking on whether to release a report on allegations involving former Rep. Matt Gaetz paying for sex, the House Ethics Committee has voted to do so, sources tell NBC News. Here’s what we’re learning, and what NBC10 Boston political analyst Sue O’Connell ...

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President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.

The House has passed legislation requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it.

The House Ethics Committee has voted to publicly release its findings following a multi-year investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by former congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Florida.

The committee’s yearslong investigation included looking into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use against Gaetz.

Government funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on December 21.

The stopgap measure will prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday.

People who receive income from public pensions may have their Social Security benefits reduced. The Senate may soon vote to eliminate those rules.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues.

The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act.

Key House and Senate lawmakers are demanding top federal law enforcement officials immediately brief them about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and New York, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.

IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes.

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering from minor injuries after falling following Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch on Tuesday, his office said.