Hegseth soldiers on with meeting GOP senators
Austin III was approved 93-2, while James Mattis, Trump’s first DOD secretary, was confirmed 98-1. The Senate confirmed Mark Esper, who Trump later nominated to helm the department, on a 90-8 vote.Â
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Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be attorney general
"Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," he said.
Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat
Lawmakers now have little more than a week to draft and pass a continuing resolution before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process
If Congress does not act by Sept. 20, the VA estimates that 7 million veterans and their survivors may not receive their benefits payments on Oct. 1, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ranking
Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills
Last year’s deal which allowed for 1 percent increases for both defense and nondefense spending.Â
Photos of the week ending June 14, 2024
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Musician Usher leaves the Capitol after meeting with members of Congress about screening for type 1 diabetes on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Rep.
Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse
James Lankford, R-Okla., that would automatically provide continuing appropriations if spending bills for the new fiscal year have not yet been enacted by Oct. 1.
Analysis: Uncertainty clouds defense spending forecast
Under the June budget law, if all 12 appropriations bills are not enacted by Jan. 1, 2024, then defense and nondefense spending caps would be cut in fiscal 2024 to 1 percent below the fiscal 2023 levels