Washington — The House approved a major funding package on Wednesday, taking a significant step toward a longer-term solution to the spending saga that has stretched on for months. Lawmakers voted 339 to 85 to approve the package of spending bills that extends funding for some federal agencies through September, surpassing the two-thirds majority needed.
The House of Representatives voted to advance a six-bill spending package on Wednesday, setting the federal government up to avoid a partial shutdown.
FIRST ON FOX: A new report from the House Judiciary Committee and its Weaponization Subcommittee revealed that the federal government conducted "broad" and "unjustified" surveillance of Americans' private financial data through financial institutions, while suggesting banks use information from anti-conservative organizations' lists of “hate symbols" to determine potential persons of interest.
Vulnerable Democratic senators who are up for re-election in November are having to balance their past voting record with their claims they do not support sanctuary cities.
Sheriff Greg Capers of San Jacinto County, Texas, has lost his bid for a fourth term in office. Capers was heavily scrutinized last year for his response to a mass shooting.
Former President Donald Trump is calling for debates between himself and President Biden ahead of the 2024 general election, saying he is willing to participate "anytime, anywhere, anyplace."
Florida is set to ban thousands of homeless residents from sleeping or establishing camps on public property under a bill passed by the Legislature and supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis.