Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., have proposed a bill that seeks to eliminate duplicative government programs to address wasteful spending and abuse of taxpayer dollars. The proposed Acting on
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A group of five senators has asked the State Department to state the actions it has implemented to address the underutilization of multifactor authentication for accounts with “elevated privileges.”
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Four senators have asked the chief financial officers of 13 agencies to address their “use it or lose it” spending at the end of the fiscal year. The U.S. Senate Committee on
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President Donald Trump has agreed with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) to advance a bill that would authorize a debt limit increase and
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The Senate voted 53-47 Tuesday to clear a potential $510 million deal for the U.S. to sell precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, Defense News reported Tuesday. The deal is part of a $110 billion weapon sales package
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) supports a proposed resolution that seeks to bar a part of a potential $110 billion weapon sales deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, The Hill reported Monday.
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The U.S. Senate has approved a $1.15 billion sale of 130 General Dynamics Abrams battle tanks and ground vehicle recovery systems to Saudi Arabia under a foreign military sales agreement, Reuters reported
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The National Taxpayers Union has found that the number of spending bills proposed during the first session of the 113th Congress reached an eight-year low, The Washington Times reported Wednesday. Jennifer Harper
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The Senate has confirmed former Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Comey as FBI director, Reuters reported Monday. Thomas Ferraro writes Comey won a 93-1 vote on his appointment, replacing Robert Mueller as
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With a 63-34 vote, the U.S. Senate has confirmed John O. Brennan as the next director of the CIA, according to a New York Times article Before voting against Brennan’s nomination, Sen. Rand
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