House passes farm bill that makes few changes to spending

The US House approved a five-year farm bill, updating agriculture and nutrition policy after years of extensions.
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GAO would need to cut 1,000 employees under House bill

The Government Accountability Office would need to cut 1,000 employees under a 25% budget cut being advanced in the House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 spending bill. The GOP-controlled House Appropriations legislative branch subcommittee voted along party lines today to approve a spending bill that would allocate a total of $7.

House and Senate land on deal to reopen DHS, fund ICE in later spending bill

The plan comes after days of disagreement between House and Senate leaders over how to handle the spending impasse.

Congress votes to reopen key parts of DHS, after House GOP caves on ICE funding

Congress voted to reopen key parts of the Department of Homeland Security — including the Transportation Security Administration — Thursday after weeks of GOP infighting that prolonged a record shutdown of the critical agency.
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Thousands of US diplomats are at risk of sharp pay cuts as Congress mulls over spending bill

If Congress fails to pass a government spending bill, diplomats overseas will face a 22% reduction in their pay as a cost-saving measure. As lawmakers in Washington again debated another spending bill that would have potentially large implications in the U ...