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US House passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown before midterms

The House approved a bill funding the federal government until December fourth. This action aims to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections. House Republicans are pushing this measure to avoid voter dissatisfaction. Democrats largely opposed the stopgap bill, citing a lack of negotiation. The Senate must now consider the…

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Surge in veterans’ brain injuries shown in VA records

The number of former servicemembers enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs system who have had traumatic brain injuries spiked considerably in the last four years on record, new data from the department shows. The figures, which were posted on the VA website last week, demonstrate that the number of…

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Defense funding to research troops’ brain injuries shrank since 2025

Funding for Defense Department medical research into traumatic brain injuries has dropped by more than three-quarters in the last three fiscal years, even as the problem continues to plague U.S. servicemembers. At issue is the Pentagon-funded program to research detection and treatment of TBIs and to understand psychological health issues,…

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Appropriators approve Legislative Branch spending bill with GAO cuts

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft fiscal 2027 Legislative Branch spending bill on Wednesday that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly one-quarter and give a boost to Capitol Police. The party-line vote of 34-28 came after a contentious markup stretching late into the evening,…

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Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover

The House Appropriations Committee is set to undergo a major shake-up following the midterm elections, especially among its Republicans. With four members retiring, two running for Senate and four others in potentially tight reelection contests, nearly a third of the committee’s Republicans may not return in the next Congress. Democrats…

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Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them...and they didn’t have engines

DHS looked at buying the planes from Spirit Airlines, according to a report

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House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts - Roll Call

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft spending bill that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office.

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This week: Congress debates war and reconciliation - Roll Call

The budget reconciliation package continues to dominate Congress, as lawmakers are also expected to debate military strikes in Iran.

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FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out

The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the nation's air traffic control.

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Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Jim Jordan Looks To Limit The Scope of Judges' Rulings As Trump Admin Fights Key Rulings

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee is urging the House Appropriations Committee to include language in future funding bills limiting judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions

Latin Times

Veterans Affairs Official Issues Stark Warning About Musk's 'Absolute Chaos' Approach to Gutting Agency: 'Nothing is Getting Done'

"The best employees are starting to look elsewhere," the official told NBC News. "I can't overemphasize that enough."

Latin Times

Elon Musk's Mass Government Firings Have Cost Nearly 6,000 Veterans Their Jobs, House Democrats Say

"They glorify veterans in speeches and pictures, but when push comes to shove, they're putting these families in real jeopardy," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

Latin Times

Clyburn ready to elevate rural poverty issues on Appropriations - Roll Call

Upon his return to the House Appropriations Committee after an 18-year hiatus, Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has one central focus: fighting poverty in rural counties.

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Kay Granger, Like Joe Biden, Is a Symptom of America's Gerontocracy

The 81-year-old congresswoman has not voted since July, at which point she apparently moved into an eldercare facility.

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House Republicans Push To Defund Special Counsel's Investigation

Legal battles and political maneuvering shape the debate over funding for special counsel investigations in Washington.

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Key results from Georgia runoff, Virginia and Oklahoma primaries - Roll Call

Rep. Tom Cole in Oklahoma had no problem with a primary challenge as elections also set November matchups in Georgia and Virginia.

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Legislative Branch spending bill advances without member pay bump - Roll Call

The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a Legislative Branch spending bill after again denying lawmakers a pay raise.

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Cole gets Steering Committee nod for House Appropriations gavel - Roll Call

Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole will almost certainly be the next chairman of the House Appropriations Committee after a preliminary vote Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune

Jim Jordan is out. Here are the three Texas Republicans who helped keep him from the speaker’s gavel.

Reps. Kay Granger, Tony Gonzales and Jake Ellzey were firm in their opposition to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan.

Salon

Republicans move to slash CDC budget

The HIV program launched in 2019 with the goal of cutting new infections nationwide by 90% by 2030

WEKU

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

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