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House approves spending bills

House Passes Spending Package Over Democratic Revolt on ICE

Approval of the package, which would fund a wide swath of government agencies, brings Congress closer to meeting a Jan. 30 funding deadline.

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House approves spending bills despite many Democrats' objections to ICE funds

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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

Government shutdown feared imminent

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Democrats Vow to Oppose Homeland Security Funds After Minnesota Shooting as Shutdown Risk Grows

Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a pa...

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Senate Democrats threaten partial government shutdown over DHS funding after Minnesota shooting

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Government shutdown feared imminent as Democrats push back against DHS funding

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In the wake of Alex Pretti's death, Congress appears on track for a partial shutdown

The Senate is set to vote this week on spending bills to prevent a government shutdown, but some Democrats plan to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers.

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Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funding bill. That increases the chance of a shutdown

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Senate Democrats threaten to block DHS funding bill after another person killed in Minneapolis

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Local leaders react to potential government spending bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to ...

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What Comes Next After the Government Shutdown?

Though the government shutdown has ended, the fight for funding is far from over. Our safe water may be in danger from Trump and Congress’s spending cuts. Though the government shutdown has ended, the fight for funding is far from over. Our safe water ...

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Elon Musk's DOGE tally: The federal workforce is down while government spending is up

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — formerly run by Elon Musk — ends 2025 with strikingly divergent results around its two primary goals. On one front, government payroll numbers are down this year by about 9%, from 3.015 million federal ...

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Legislative branch sees boost for modernization in government spending package

The moon is visible behind the U.S. Capitol prior to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Civic technology advocates are celebrating after the government funding ...

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Government Accountability Office (GAO): What It Is, History

Discover how the GAO audits U.S. government spending, improves fiscal responsibility, and its historical evolution and role as Congress's watchdog agency.