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McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’

A vote on a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown is expected to fail in Congress, a consequence that does not sit well with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains why House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing criticism from his own party over his resolutions.

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McConnell Warns It'd Be 'Politically Beyond Stupid' To Shut Down Government Before Election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government shutdown, adding that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for the GOP to go down this route ahead of the presidential election.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

McConnell says it would be ‘beyond stupid’ to shut down government ahead of election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it would be “beyond stupid” to shut the government down ahead of the November election.

US House Ties Government Funding to Voting Bill

New York Post on MSN · 1d

House fails to pass six-month government funding bill as shutdown looms

The House of Representatives voted down a six-month stopgap government funding bill paired with a GOP-backed voter registration measure on Wednesday amid bipartisan opposition — leaving lawmakers

Arizona Mirror · 16h

Government shutdown deadline nearing as U.S. House stumbles on stopgap spending bill

Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, though leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start nego

The Hill on MSN · 19h

Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass

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Government Shutdown Looming Next Month: Here's What That Means

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government ...

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Mitch McConnell Mocks Donald Trump's 'Beyond Stupid' Request to Shut Down the Government Over Baseless Illegal Voter Claim

Former President Donald Trump made baseless claims about Democrats registering illegal voters to participate in the 2024 ...

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McConnell breaks with Trump, says its ‘beyond stupid’ to shutdown govt. over voter integrity

"It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly, we’d get the blame.” ...

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‘Politically Beyond Stupid’: McConnell Breaks With Trump Over Government Shutdown, Urges GOP to Avoid At All Costs

"One thing you cannot have is a government shutdown. It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election, because certainly we'd get the blame." ...

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