Congress approved a one-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security to head off a partial agency shutdown at Friday midnight, USA Today reported Saturday. Susan Davis and Erin Kelly write
MoreHouse Republicans are considering a three-week stopgap bill to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security beyond a Friday midnight deadline and prevent the agency’s shutdown, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Sean Sullivan writes that the
MoreDefense analysts believe the recent elections could open a window of opportunity for President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers to cooperate on fiscal initiatives, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Colin Clark writes Josh
MoreHouse members are set to decide on two bills that would prevent sequestration cuts until Dec. 11 and grant President Barack Obama additional authorities to combat the Islamic State, Defense News reported
MoreA group of House lawmakers are pushing to re-authorize the Export-Import Bank‘s operations until early 2015, Politico reported Wednesday. John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman write that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Financial Services
MorePresident Barack Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to handle child migrants and curb illegal activities on the southern border, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes that President
MoreBob McDonald, formerly CEO of Procter & Gamble, will be nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Shinseki as veterans affairs secretary, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Juliet Eilperin writes that
MoreA group of House lawmakers are working to extend authorization for the Export-Import Bank for seven years and pump $175 billion into the bankâs export program for companies, Politico reported Tuesday. Lauren
MoreRep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been elected to succeed Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) when Cantor steps down from his post on July 31, Politico reported Thursday. House Republicans also voted by
MoreAn inspector general’s report has concluded that the State Department followed prescribed guidelines when it picked a contractor to perform an environmental study on TransCanada‘s Keystone XL pipeline, Politico reported Wednesday. Andrew
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