WASHINGTON—Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill from a monthlong recess on Sept. 9 to work through an ambitious to-do list on a tight deadline. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government by passing new spending bills or agreeing to an extension. However, lawmakers will also have other agenda items to address, including
The funding would go toward veterans’ compensation, pensions, and benefits. House Republicans unveiled a bill on Sept. 6 to give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nearly $2.9 billion in supplemental funding amid a budget shortfall in the department. The funding would go toward veterans’ compensation, pensions, and benefits. According to House Veterans Affairs Committee
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro discussed the 2024 election during an official visit to the United Kingdom in January. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, the top civilian in the Department of the Navy, violated a federal law against politicking in office, according to a new report by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC). The
Vice President Kamala Harris no longer supports a plastic straw ban, citing dissatisfaction with paper straws, her campaign confirmed. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, no longer supports a ban on plastic straws, according to her campaign. A campaign official told Axios that Harris “doesn’t support banning plastic straws” and finds paper
The inclusion of the ‘SAVE Act’ may prompt a showdown between Democrats and Republicans over a stopgap spending bill, which may cause a shutdown. When Congress reconvenes on Sept. 9, it will have just 15 days to pass a bill averting a government shutdown at the end of the month—an outcome that looks far from
The judges noted that it is Kennedy’s ‘clear legal right’ for his name to be removed from the ballot. A Michigan appeals court has sided with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have his name removed from the general election ballot, with the secretary of state’s office planning to appeal the
‘We will stop them and any other county considering such programs,’ Ken Paxton says. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a lawsuit against Travis County, which includes the capital of Austin and is the fifth most populous county in the state, over its voter registration policies. In a lawsuit filed in the District