Update to Senate Passes Omnibus Spending Bill With Electoral Count Reform And Presidential Transition Improvement Act. The Hill reports. House ends Congress by passing $1.7 trillion funding package: The House passed a mammoth $1.7 trillion omnibus package on Friday, capping off weeks of drama to lock down government funding for the next fiscal year. The … Read more
Update to Negotiators Agree To Omnibus Spending Bill, Must Be Approved By Friday To Avoid Government Shutdown. The Hill reports, Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package: The Senate on Thursday voted to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus package that funds the federal government through September, provides Ukraine with $45 billion in military and economic … Read more
One of the longest running scams Donald Trump has run for years – “I want to release my taxes, but I am under an IRS audit” – has finally come to an end. CNN supercut of Trump saying he would release his taxes (like every presidential candidate since “I am not a crook” Richard Nixon … Read more
Update to Congress Gives Itself One More Week To Pass The Omnibus Spending Bill. The New York Times reports, Lawmakers Unveil Sprawling Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown: Top lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a sprawling spending package that would keep the government open through next fall after reaching a compromise on billions of dollars in federal … Read more
Update to Not Yet In Power, Republicans Threaten A Government Shutdown Ahead Of Christmas. I’ve lost count of how many times since 1994 that the Congress has failed to pass the appropriations bills until they want to leave for Christmas Eve. (The fiscal year ended on September 30). This is ridiculous. There’s a new wrinkle … Read more