The House took the first step in passing the continuing resolution to reopen the government by clearing a key legislative hurdle on Wednesday night. The legislature hurdle passed the chamber in a vote of 213-209. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/49fbdan | The National Desk - TND

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says a year-long Continuing Resolution bill proposed by House Republicans represents a "seismic shift going on in Washington," telling reporters at a Tuesday press conference that GOP legislators want to "scale down" the sizes of government bureaucracies and agencies. | NTD Life