Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility again.
Tag: House of Representatives
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Government Hurtles Toward Shutdown as G.O.P. House Hunts for Last-Ditch Deal
There was no clear path forward in the House to keep the government funded after hard-right Republicans defeated a stopgap measure and the speaker refused to turn to Democrats for help.
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If the Government Shuts Down, What Will It Take to Reopen?
Any deal to keep it open would have to be bipartisan, since the Senate and White House are controlled by Democrats, and the House by Republicans.
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McCarthy’s Stopgap Bill Fails in House, Pushing Government Toward Shutdown
More than 20 hard-right Republicans defied Speaker Kevin McCarthy and defeated their own party’s bill, making a lapse in funding at midnight on Saturday all but certain.
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Our System Makes It Clear That Some Voices Are More Equal Than Others
The history of thwarted majorities is very instructive.