The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund large swaths of the government, capping off a dramatic negotiation in the upper chamber and an intense months-long spending fight. The chamber approved the mammoth package, which spans more than a thousand pages, in a 74-24 vote, sending the []
The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund large swaths of the government, capping off a dramatic negotiation in the upper chamber and an intense months-long spending fight. The chamber approved the mammoth package, which spans more than a thousand pages, in a 74-24 vote, sending the []
The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund large swaths of the government, capping off a dramatic negotiation in the upper chamber and an intense mon
President signs bill into law just hours after Congress passed legislation, averting partial shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills just a few
The Biden administration has agreed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies in order to fund numerous health initiatives, including the AIDS relief plan. The Biden administration […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.The bill passed by a vote of 286-134 and now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a final vote later Friday. More than 70% of the money would go to defense.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,...
A federal judicial nominee under fire for sitting on the boards of an anti-Israel think tank and a group that sought to free police killers looks increasingly doomed in the Senate. The White House continues to rally behind Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden‘s pick for a spot on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. […]
The U.S. is set to restrict funding to the U.N. agency until 2025, which "will make it harder for UNRWA to assist starving Gazans,” a spokesperson for the U.N. agency tells TIME.
Funding for large portions of the federal government technically expired at
As Congress prepares to go on a two week recess, the House has passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government for the next six months, averting a potential shutdown. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) joins Andrea Mitchell to weigh in as the bill is set to give Israel nearly $4 billion in military aid.
Even compared to the Covid spending binge of recent years, Biden’s budget is insanely large -- increasing federal spending by 82.5 percent.