Washington — The Senate on Friday failed to pass a massive spending package to fully fund the government through September before a midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, though it’s expected to vote on final passage within hours after a last-minute deal. Shortly before midnight, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York
Washington — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the massive spending package that the Senate approved overnight, avoiding a partial shutdown of the government and ending a monthslong fight over spending that persisted six months into the fiscal year. The package fully funds the government through September 2024. The Senate approved the $1.2 trillion package,
The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on “The Technology and AI Fight For 21st Century Operations in the Department of Defense” at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 22. Witnesses: John Sherman, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense Craig Martell, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Department of Defens… Original News Source Link –
Schumer Files Cloture on Government Funding Bill By Jackson Richman | 51 mins ago Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has filed cloture in the event the process to pass the $1.2 trillion bill to fund the remaining 70 percent of the government is not expedited. However, were the Senate to go through the normal
Senator Says Agreement Reached on Vote By Samantha Flom | 54 mins ago Rising to state his opposition to the spending package, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said members appeared to have reached an agreement on it. “I know my time might be short tonight because we’ve finally, I guess, come to an agreement on a
Hopes for a Vote Dwindle on Verge of Shutdown By Joseph Lord | 22 mins ago Hopes for a late night vote series to pass the House-passed $1.2 trillion minibus spending package are dwindling as behind-the-scenes partisan squabbling continues. Meanwhile, the government is just hours away from going into a partial shutdown. Asked whether there’s
Government Goes Into Shutdown As Voting Begins By Joseph Lord | 48 mins ago The government has gone into a partial shutdown after the Senate failed to give the green light to a House-passed $1.2 trillion spending legislation by the midnight deadline. The shutdown is on track to be a short-lived one, however. After an