Jennifer Shutt

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans adopted a budget resolution Thursday, clearing the way for both chambers of Congress to write a bill extending 2017 tax cuts and bolstering funding for border security and defense, though the blueprint set vastly different targets for spending cuts. The cliff-hanger 216-214 vote followed a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill.

2 weeks ago | kansasreflector.com | Jennifer Shutt

This story was updated at 11:54 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans adopted a budget resolution Thursday, clearing the way for both chambers of Congress to write a bill extending 2017 tax cuts and bolstering funding for border security and defense, though the blueprint set vastly different targets for spending cuts. The cliff-hanger 216-214 vote followed a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill.

2 weeks ago | newsfromthestates.com | Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote on the budget resolution that was supposed to take place Wednesday, as he tried to get the support of far-right members of the party who object it won’t achieve their goals of slashing government spending.

2 weeks ago | lovelandmagazine.com | Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON ā€” The U.S. Capitol Police chief testified Tuesday that President Donald Trumpā€™s decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, had negative repercussions on morale within the department and for police across the country. ā€œI think there was an impact, not only to the Capitol Police, but an impact nationwide when you see folks that are pardoned ā€” and Iā€™m really referring to the ones that were convicted of assaulting police officers,ā€ J.

2 weeks ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Shutt

by Jennifer Shutt, Daily Montanan April 8, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police chief testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, had negative repercussions on morale within the department and for police across the country.