The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
A federal appeals court has issued a ruling blocking the construction of President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, saying congressional approval is needed.
DOGE's website reports $215 billion in total savings across all categories, including asset sales, workforce reductions and regulatory changes. That figure has not changed since Jan. 1. It is a fraction of the $2 trillion Elon Musk initially suggested.
Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund […] The post Senate spending deal sidesteps shutdown but blocks key Trump priorities appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund federal agencies at current levels through Dec. 11, pushing the next spending fight well past the midterm elections and the September 30 fiscal-year deadline. The Senate plans to vote before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess. The House has already passed a similar measure, though the Senate version diverges on several key provisions the White House…Open
The apartments will be “a long-term solution” for troops, who have been staying in hotels. There was no estimate on when lodging would be available.
‘maritime domain awareness’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on Tuesday that Senate Republicans will “hold” any budget reconciliation framework passed by the House to use as a potential back-up plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September. Thune told reporters that Senate Republicans will not act immediately on any budget resolution passed by the House in case they need to use the budget reconciliation vehicle to pass a government funding stopgap in September. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5981597-senate-republicans-hold-house-budget-resolution/ #Senate #Republicans #GOP #Trump #SaveAmericaAct #Thune #Congress
The House on Wednesday passed the $1.15 trillion defense policy bill amid increasing tension over military spending and the war with Iran.