Sen. Ted Cruz and a group of conservative House Republicans were defeated in their bid to link defunding Planned Parenthood to funding the government as the Senate voted 78-20 to pass a clean Continuing Resolution.
The Calm Before The Storm: Republicans Set Up A New Government Shutdown Battle With Obama
The House passed a CR 319-108 today, but the vote was calm before the storm as Republicans are setting up a government shutdown showdown with President Obama.
Ahead of Vote To Fund The Government John Boehner Calls House Republicans Knuckleheads
Speaker of the House John Boehner took Republican dysfunction to a new high when he called his own House Republicans knuckleheads before a critical vote on funding the government.
House Republicans STILL Have No Strategy To Avoid a Government Shutdown
John Boehner continues to say that House Republicans will pass a CR that avoids a government shutdown, but behind close doors Republicans still don't have a strategy to avoid another shutdown.