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Labor-HHS-Education earmarks are back in House, with limits

House GOP had barred earmarks from the Labor-HHS-Education measure after they took back control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections.

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Time for 'Plan B' as DHS talks drag ahead of funding deadline

Lawmakers made no apparent progress toward a deal Wednesday on an extension of Department of Homeland Security funding.

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As colleagues wind down their careers, Rosa DeLauro is staying put

Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s pragmatic streak has at times put her at odds with the demands of a restive base in her deep-blue district.

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Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash

Congress now looks to move forward on a Homeland Security spending measure ensnared in controversies over immigration enforcement.

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Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue

The House narrowly cleared a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday with bipartisan support.

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Republican Committee Chair Calls For Probe Into Alex Pretti's Killing By Federal Agents

Republican House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole said in an interview that there needs to be an independent investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti.

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New red-leaning congressional seat in North Texas draws wide-open GOP primary field

The once solidly blue 32nd District is considered the safest bet for Republicans out of the five Democratic seats targeted by the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander.

The Texas Tribune

How Mike Johnson plans to beat the deadline on a government shutdown

"I'm not worried about the Senate," House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told reporters.

Axios

Threat of another government shutdown lingers as lawmakers have barely begun negotiating new funding bills

Unstable Republican House caucus could revolt against Mike Johnson over funding levels even as GOP needs Democrat votes in the Senate

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Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills - Roll Call

Senate appropriators may unveil at least one of their four unreleased fiscal 2026 spending bills the week of Nov. 24.

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Little sign of spending progress as top appropriators meet - Roll Call

Top appropriators met for the first time since the partial government shutdown but emerged with no clear road map to pass more bills.

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Top four appropriators set to meet on spending package - Roll Call

The top four leaders of the House and Senate spending panels plan to huddle Thursday to try to make headway on a major spending package.

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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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Senate payouts unnerve some in House GOP ahead of shutdown vote - Roll Call

A Senate provision in a spending package to end the shutdown has rattled House Republicans and given new political ammunition to Democrats.

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Appropriations chairman bullish on full-year spending bills after shutdown - Roll Call

Despite shutdown, lawmakers are close to finishing compromise drafts of Agriculture, Legislative Branch and Military Construction-VA bills.

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Neither side blinking yet as House preps for CR vote - Roll Call

Congress is on the verge of a showdown over a bill to keep the government open after Sept. 30, with the House expected to vote Friday on a stopgap funding bill.

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Republicans propose $30 million in stopgap for lawmaker security - Roll Call

New spending would fund aid from local law enforcement, as members of Congress fear for their safety in the wake of the Charlie Kirk slaying.

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White House rescission strategy worries some GOP appropriators - Roll Call

Key House GOP appropriators are raising concern about the White House’s use of an untested budgetary tool to end some foreign aid funds.

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White House ‘anomalies’ list kick-starts stopgap funding talks - Roll Call

The Trump administration sends Congress a list of additions it would like in a continuing resolution funding the government after Sept. 30.

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House GOP leaders cancel Thursday votes - Roll Call

Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said he still plans to mark up all three bills on his panel's calendar this week.

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GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House - Roll Call

House Republican appropriators are facing intraparty headwinds as they try to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break.

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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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Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed cut

The past two months have brought uncertainty for the Library of Congress, after the president fired two top leaders and now as GOP appropriators take aim.

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House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill - Roll Call

A proposal to cut the GAO's budget nearly in half could cause Congress to miss out on billions of dollars in savings, Democrats say.

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