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Husted named to succeed Mullin on Senate Appropriations panel

Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is set to replace newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Husted confirmed Tuesday. Husted, who had been his state’s lieutenant governor, was appointed to the Senate in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance. He’s now locked in a…

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New spending deal keeps funding for ICE – just not as much as it wants

The spending bill will set aside money for de-escalation training and body cameras and restrict how much money can go to detention

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Major spending package planned for Senate floor faces doubts - Roll Call

A Senate plan to take up a major appropriations package on the floor the week of Nov. 17 is looking increasingly like a long shot.

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Three Republican senators break with Trump to vote against codifying DOGE spending cuts

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell criticized the White House for a lack of transparency surrounding the proposed cuts

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FBI headquarters fight stymies spending bill in Senate - Roll Call

Plans for Senate appropriators to approve a Justice Department funding bill collapsed over the location of a new FBI headquarters.

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Democrats want to retake the Senate. Why are they afraid to run against the Maine Senator who upsets both sides?

Susan Collins is the only blue-state Republican senator and Democrats think they can beat her, Eric Garcia writes. But first, they have to find a candidate

The Independent UK

Democrats split on a government shutdown

Congressional agreement over whether to keep the federal government up and running could hinge on the rule of law

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Senate Pursues Bipartisan Agreement On 2025 Spending Increases

Senate and House clash over spending increase for defense and non-defense programs, potential government shutdown looming.

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Facing A Government Shutdown Possibility — Again

Averting a government shutdown will, once again, be high on the list for congressional lawmakers when they return to work this month.

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Hamas stranding 1,000 Americans and family members in Gaza: Blinken

State Department has told families they could leave multiple times, only to find border-crossing closed

The Independent UK

Watch live: Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin testify on Biden’s $106 billion funding request

US secretary of state Antony Blinken and secretary of defence Lloyd Austin as set to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee over Joe Biden’s $106 billion supplemental funding request.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma's Republican governor wants to cut taxes. His GOP colleagues aren't sold on the idea.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is again making his pitch to reduce the state's individual income tax rate

The Independent UK

NASA's Mars Sample Return in jeopardy after US Senate questions budget

A budget review from the Senate Appropriations Committee is suggesting NASA consider canceling Mars Sample Return if the agency can't rein in the mission's growing costs.

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