Washington — Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, with members fresh off a series of shutdown fights that have left them eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections. But as lawmakers warn about the coming funding cliff, they have yet to agree on a path…
Washington — The House on Tuesday approved a short-term extension to fund the government until Dec. 4, hoping to punt the annual funding fight past the November midterm elections. The funding patch, known as a continuing resolution, passed in a 220 to 205 vote. Six Democrats voted with all but one Republican in favor. “The…
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify before a Senate committee Tuesday amid escalations in the war with Iran in recent days. With a focus on the Trump administration’s supplemental funding request, the hearing comes as at least two U.S. soldiers were killed…
