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politics7 days ago

DOJ hints at Jan. 6 payouts under controversial $1.8B fund

During a Senate appropriations hearing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said payouts to people tied to the Jan. 6 riot could be made under the DOJ’s new $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, with “anybody in this country” eligible to apply, prompting bipartisan concerns about transparency and potential rewards for defendants; Blanche argued claims would be public via FOIA, though settlement terms mention confidentiality, while Republicans pressed for independent oversight of the payout process.

via Politico|
#anti-weaponization-fund#appropriations#doj
Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds
politics2 months ago

Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through traditional appropriations for the rest of the year, aiming to resolve ICE and Border Patrol funding later via reconciliation. Trump’s unilateral push to order immediate TSA pay to end the shutdown faced Democratic resistance without reforms. The path forward remains uncertain, with a potential reconciliation route offering a simpler, high‑risk option to fund DHS in a narrowly divided Congress.

via Axios|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#government-shutdown
Senate stalls DHS funding as month-long shutdown looms
politics2 months ago

Senate stalls DHS funding as month-long shutdown looms

The Senate again failed to pass a funding bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, keeping the partial government shutdown in place as it approaches one month. The 51-46 vote fell largely along party lines, with only one Democrat, John Fetterman, voting for the bill, highlighting a stalemate over stronger guardrails on federal immigration enforcement.

via The Guardian|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#immigration-enforcement
Congress Rebuffs Trump's Deep Budget Cuts, Preserving Core Programs
politics3 months ago

Congress Rebuffs Trump's Deep Budget Cuts, Preserving Core Programs

President Trump proposed sweeping, historically deep cuts to many federal programs, but Congress largely blocked those plans for 2026, leaving education, health, housing and research programs funded at or near prior levels. Preliminary data show about $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026, only modest changes from 2025. While the White House used tools like rescissions and pursued unilateral budget maneuvers and thousands of federal workers were affected, lawmakers preserved funding for Pell Grants and housing vouchers and rejected sharp reductions for agencies such as Education, the EPA and NIH. The episode underscores the persistent political friction around austerity and the ongoing battle between the presidency and Congress over spending priorities.

via The New York Times|
#appropriations#budget#congress
politics3 months ago

Smoke and Strategy: Cole’s House Spending Breakthrough

From a smoke-filled room off the House floor nicknamed the “Cigar SCIF,” Rep. Tom Cole steered a $1.6 trillion government funding package through the House by leaning on old‑school, relationship‑driven diplomacy rather than sweeping new cuts. Facing hard‑liner pressure and a lingering DHS funding fight, he kept totals steady, empowered subcommittee chairmen, and secured buy‑in from leadership and bipartisan partners (Collins, DeLauro, Murray), earning grudging respect for reviving a traditional, bill-by-bill process. Eleven of the 12 annual appropriations bills have been signed into law so far, with DHS still unresolved, marking a rare political win in a tense moment while averting another shutdown.

via Politico|
#appropriations#budget#congress
politics3 months ago

House Democrats Divide Over $1.2 Trillion Funding Bill Ahead of Floor Vote

Senior House Democrats are split on a $1.2 trillion funding package heading to the floor, with Rosa DeLauro signaling support to secure five full-year bills and a 10-day DHS stopgap, while Jim McGovern opposes due to immigration-enforcement concerns. Neither leader is expected to vote for the rule, and Republicans face pressure to attach the SAVE Act, which could prolong the shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to pass the package Tuesday, as a newly sworn-in Christian Menefee gives Republicans a slim 218-214 edge.

via Politico|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#funding-bill
politics4 months ago

White House pushes six-bill funding package despite Minnesota controversy

The White House urged the Senate to pass a six-bill appropriations package that includes DHS funding and said DHS money should not be separated amid ongoing Minnesota immigration-policy debates; the story also covers Rand Paul seeking DHS officials to testify after the Minneapolis shooting, Democrats pushing investigations and impeachment talk against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and Republicans warning against a shutdown while weighing tweaks to the DHS bill and broader funding package.

via Politico|
#appropriations#dhs#government-shutdown
House Clears Broad Spending Package Amid ICE Controversy
politics4 months ago

House Clears Broad Spending Package Amid ICE Controversy

The House narrowly approved a broad government funding package—covering the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon and other agencies—while Democrats protested ICE funding in the wake of the Renee Good shooting; the bill rejects deep Trump cuts, keeps ICE funding roughly flat, and now moves to the Senate before a Jan. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown.

via The New York Times|
#appropriations#congress#ice
politics4 months ago

House Advances DHS Funding as ICE Backlash Grows

The House narrowly approved the Homeland Security funding bill (through Sept. 30) 220-207 amid Democratic objections to Trump-era immigration enforcement, while also advancing a larger six-bill package for Pentagon and key domestic agencies. The DHS measure funds ICE, CBP, Coast Guard, FEMA and others and includes new guardrails like body cameras and DHS oversight, but many Democrats say it doesn’t go far enough to constrain ICE after Minnesota incidents. Senate action on the broader six-bill package is expected next week as lawmakers weigh spending levels and guardrails amid ongoing immigration debate.

via Politico|
#appropriations#congress#homeland-security
politics4 months ago

House advances four FY2026 spending bills, with DHS vote split and ethanol talks

The House moved the four FY2026 spending bills (Defense; Labor-HHS-Education; Transportation-HUD) toward Senate passage and set up a separate vote for Homeland Security. Conservative leaders secured amendments to kill some earmarks and block enforcement of vehicle kill-switch tech, and a congressional working group on ethanol policy was created to appease farm-state Republicans ahead of the Jan. 30 funding deadline, while DHS funding remains politically contentious over immigration enforcement.

via Politico|
#appropriations#ethanol-policy#federal-budget
House tightens path to funding with final bills ahead of shutdown deadline
politics4 months ago

House tightens path to funding with final bills ahead of shutdown deadline

The House plans a Thursday vote on the final four FY funding bills—Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; Transportation/HUD; and Homeland Security—as the Jan. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown nears, with GOP leverage and Democratic calls for DHS reforms; after House passage, the measures head to the Senate for swift action to prevent a partial shutdown.

via CBS News|
#appropriations#funding-bills#government-shutdown
politics4 months ago

Capitol funding sprint tightens as lawmakers rush to finish 12 annual bills

With the Jan. 30 funding deadline looming, the House must pass four major spending bills (Defense, HHS, Labor/HUD, Transportation/Education) and pair them with the Financial Services and State/Foreign Operations package, then send the six-bill package to the Senate for rapid passage. A narrow House majority and conservative opposition over earmarks and policy tweaks threaten the plan, especially for Homeland Security, while the Senate must move quickly in a tight five-day window. Beyond funding, lawmakers weigh a Clinton contempt vote, a mining ban CRA rollback near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, and a revised crypto bill as they rush to complete the year’s appropriations.

via Politico|
#appropriations#budget#congress
ATC Pay Raise Highlights FY26 Minibus as Ed Budget Stays Flat
government4 months ago

ATC Pay Raise Highlights FY26 Minibus as Ed Budget Stays Flat

Congressional appropriators released a four-bill FY2026 minibus covering Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation and HUD, moving toward a full-year budget before Jan 30. Highlights include $1.58B for the FAA and a 3.8% pay raise for air traffic controllers (contingent on efficiency gains), a flat Education Department budget around $79B, maintained or increased HHS/SAMHSA funding, a $15B SSA admin budget, and targeted staffing cuts at Transportation and HUD framed by Republicans as 'right-sizing,' while small agencies stay funded.

via Federal News Network|
#air-traffic-control#appropriations#education-department