House OKs measure to prevent possible end-of-month shutdown The Senate is expected to approve the stopgap bill next week. The vote in the Democratic-run House on the bipartisan plan was 301-123. By: Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Key Senate panel approves $250 million for election security Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced in a floor speech in advance of the Appropriations Committee vote that he would support the funding. By: Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Senate budget offers feds a smaller pay raise, stops reorg plans The Senate version of general government appropriations legislation defers to the White House in some budget areas but defies it in others. By: Jessie Bur 2 days ago
Defense spending bill hits border wall in Senate Senate Democrats blocked Republican plans to advance an appropriations package including $693 billion in defense spending. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 3 days ago
The Pentagon is canceling three border wall projects because the costs went up Three sections of wall in Arizona are out for now. By: Meghann Myers 4 days ago
Border wall showdown looms over Senate’s Pentagon spending bill Senate Republican plans to quickly pass spending bills over the next few weeks seemed to hit a rough patch Tuesday as Democrats pushed to rebuke President Donald Trump’s diversion of military construction funding to the border wall. By: Joe Gould September 10
Defense lawmakers set aggressive schedule for NDAA Lawmakers plan a sprint to pass the National Defense Authorization Act this month. By: Joe Gould and Leo Shane III September 6
Congress mulls continuing resolution to keep government open Lawmakers are looking at a short-term continuing resolution to buy time to pass spending bills. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould September 6
Trump drains US spending in Europe to pay for wall with Mexico The White House is being criticized for a plan to move Pentagon spending meant to deter Russia to the U.S.-Mexico border wall project. By: Joe Gould and Sebastian Sprenger and Valerie Insinna September 5
Here’s everything the Pentagon is putting on hold to concentrate on building the border wall The delayed programs were chosen largely either because they were upgrades or replacements to existing facilities, a senior defense official told reporters in a Pentagon briefing Wednesday, or because their contract award dates are not scheduled for a year or more. By: Meghann Myers September 4
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