Senate approves defense policy bill, baiting veto

Budget

The government may shut down this weekend. Who’s hit, and what’s next?

Many are bracing for a stoppage that could last weeks.
Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill

The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms.
Defense Secretary Austin’s salary cut to $1 under GOP budget plan

Democratic lawmakers decried the move as a childish political attack.
As Senate pushes to avert government shutdown, McCarthy starting over

He set up a test vote Friday, one day before Saturday’s shutdown deadline, on a far-right bill that would slash federal spending by 8% at many agencies.