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Pentagon OKs second destroyer for Maine’s Bath Iron Works

The Pentagon has given the green light for the Navy to build a second Arleigh Burke-class destroyer this fiscal year at a shipyard in Maine, an announcement that could provide a boon to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in the final weeks of her exceedingly tight race for reelection. In a…

Roll Call · Oct 13

Troy Jackson Holds a Narrow Lead Over Collins — But History and Money Could Change

Troy Jackson leads Sen. Susan Collins by 1 to 4 points in Maine's most-watched Senate race, but history and massive GOP spending make this a true tossup. (154 chars)

Latin Times · Oct 12

Ukrainian Kids Sent to North Korea: Kyiv Counts 19,500 Abductions from Occupied Zones

Ukrainian children sent to North Korea amid Russia's abduction of over 19,500 from occupied zones since 2022. US testimony exposes re-education camps; UN demands returns and end to indoctrination

International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2025

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Democrats Demand Trump Spend Appropriated Funds To Avoid Shutdown

Congressional Democrats and President Trump clash over budget control in negotiations to avert a government shutdown. The 1974 Impoundment Control Act and ...

Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills - Roll Call

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have tentatively agreed to add $34.5 billion in emergency spending to fiscal 2025 bills.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

DHS funding, tied up in border talks, stalls appropriations deal - Roll Call

Department of Homeland Security funding has emerged as a key sticking point slowing down the talks between top appropriators.

Roll Call · Jan 25, 2024

Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire amid Blinken’s Senate testimony

‘Blinken, you have blood on your hands! Murderer!’ protester yells at secretary of state during senate hearing

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

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Murray, Collins strike deal on fiscal 2024 emergency funds

WASHINGTON -- Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have reached agreement to tack on nearly $14 billion in additional fiscal 2024 spending in the bills set to come before the panel before the August recess, sources familiar with the discussions say.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

Murray, Collins strike deal on fiscal 2024 emergency funds - Roll Call

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have reached agreement on nearly $14 billion in additional fiscal 2024 spending.

Roll Call · Jul 17, 2023

Michigan committee gives $175 million for EV battery plant

Michigan's Senate Appropriations committee has narrowly approved giving $175 million in state funds to a factory planned by Chinese manufacturer Gotion in northern Michigan

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Top appropriations aide and ‘institutionalist’ Kieffer to retire - Roll Call

Charles Kieffer is retiring after more than four decades working on budget and appropriations policy for the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call · Feb 22, 2023

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

WEKU · Dec 20, 2022

Why Does Funding Government Take $1.7 Trillion and 4,000 Pages?

Plus: Title 42 order termination is on hold, the FTC vs. Meta, and more...

Reason · Dec 20, 2022

Congress releases $1.7 trillion spending bill as shutdown looms

Lawmakers have until the end of Friday to pass the measure before funds are due to run out.

Axios · Dec 20, 2022

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Roll Call · Nov 7, 2022

Defense panels face big roster upheaval - Roll Call

Membership of key defense committees will change with Tuesday's midterm election, adding to the substantial turnover from retirements.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel

WASHINGTON — In the next Congress, Susan Collins of Maine is expected to be the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s powerful Defense panel, sources say.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel - Roll Call

Maine senator Susan Collins is poised to become the Republican on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Democrats unveil spending bill to finance gov't, aid Ukraine

Democratic lawmakers have unveiled a stopgap spending measure to finance the federal government through Dec. 16

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Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

‘Where good bills go to die’: California lawmakers use secretive process to kill would-be laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham went into the last month of California’s legislative session somewhat hopeful about prospects for his biggest bill.

Ballotpedia · Aug 5, 2022

Union Station: Eighth Circuit issues opinions in two consolidated public-sector union cases

On July 25, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson’s rulings in four lawsuits brought against public-sector unions in Minnesota. The lawsuits were consolidated into two cases. In each case, the plaintiffs sought damages for fees deducted…

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships Navy didn’t seek

WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s new defense spending bill would add $4 billion to the Navy budget — money the Navy did not seek and much of which the Armed Services and House Appropriations panels did not approve — for warships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators.

Roll Call · Aug 4, 2022

Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships Navy didn't seek - Roll Call

The Senate 2023 defense spending bill would boost the Navy budget for ships built largely by the constituents of senior appropriators.

Ballotpedia · Jul 8, 2022

Union Station: California’s Workers Tax Fairness Credit would be the first tax credit for union dues in the U.S.

A California bill related to the state’s 2022-2023 budget includes a proposed tax credit for union dues. Once implemented, the tax credit would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Union dues are currently tax-deductible in California and some other states. (A tax deduction lowers a person’s taxable…

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Funding mostly absent from Supreme Court security discussion

WASHINGTON — Threats against the nation’s highest court are being taken seriously at the uppermost levels of government in the aftermath of this month’s leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Roll Call · May 24, 2022

Funding mostly absent from Supreme Court security discussion - Roll Call

Renewed focus on threats to justices comes as calls to beef up lower court security funding have gone largely unheeded.

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