Maryland Matters1d
‘Everything on the table’ as Moore, lawmakers seek budget solutions
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and the General Assembly will head back to Annapolis for the 2025 session to face one of the toughest ...
GOP will need unity to cut spending
Republicans concerned about federal debt should be realistic about what they can accomplish and strategic in how they pursue ...
‘Bargaining chip’: Trump allies dismantle Liz Warren’s claim GOP blocked childhood cancer research
Trump allies are dismantling a Democratic narrative promoted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the GOP blocked childhood cancer ...
Mint15d
How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down
But there was also pressing business, including a deadline to reach a government-spending ... pay raise for lawmakers—that drew the ire of Musk, Ramaswamy and conservative lawmakers. The bill ...
Federal workers fed up with paycheck uncertainty surrounding shutdown fights
During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...
WBAL-TV15d
Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill.
foxbaltimore15d
Government spending bill with Key Bridge replacement funding clears Congress
Republicans made a so-called handshake agreement to raise the debt limit at that time while also cutting $2.5 trillion in spending ... of other bills — including much-derided pay raises for ...
The New York Times16d
Transition Updates: Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Just After Shutdown Deadline
The Senate has voted 85 to 11 to pass the stopgap spending bill approved in the House earlier ... and air traffic controllers go to work without pay, essential government services for hardworking ...
The Connecticut Mirror16d
CT to secure farm relief, disaster aid in year-end spending bill
“In eastern Connecticut, the short-term spending bill will ensure that federal employees, including roughly 9,000 sailors and officers at the Groton submarine base, will not have their pay ...
NOLA.com16d
US funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a government shutdown
Republicans made a so-called handshake agreement to raise the debt limit at that time while also cutting $2.5 trillion in spending ... of other bills — including much-derided pay raises for ...
Yahoo16d
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
But the maximum pay ... backed bill whittled down to 116 pages, with the bill failing 174-235. Dozens of Republicans joined Democrats in opposition. The House finally approved a third spending ...
Sun Sentinel16d
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway Congress, he did so without regard for the facts and gave a preview of the role he could play in ...