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 –
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
Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill By Joseph Lord | 2 hours ago The U.S. Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion minibus spending package that was passed by the House earlier in the day. It will now go to President Joe Biden, who’s expected to sign it. The passage comes as the government had technically
In the wee hours of March 21, the text of the second appropriations bill—totaling $1.2 trillion—to fund most of the U.S. government was unveiled. The second tranche of spending legislation covers 70 percent of the federal government. This includes the Defense, Treasury, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and State departments. If
Rep. Norman Calls on Speaker Johnson to Shut Down the House By Jackson Richman | 21 mins ago Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to shut down the House over the $1.2 trillion government spending bill. He explained that Mr. Johnson could do so by removing a ceremonial ornamented staff