The ranking member who wrote a new letter to DOD told Military.com that silence "raises serious transparency concerns." ...
Appropriations is the big thing, but there's lots of activity on the floors and off the floors as Congress gets down to work," Loren Duggan said.
Mike Roger, the House Armed Services Committee chief, wants to use reconciliation for a massive increase in defense spending.
"There are a few items in the overall omnibus that could give pause to some members of the Senate, both Republicans and Democrats," said WTOP's Mitchell Miller.
G. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
U.S. lawmakers face a rocky path forward as they begin negotiations over the last remaining appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026. During the next two weeks, Congress will recraft the Department of ...
Lawmakers return to Washington with a packed agenda and just a few weeks to avoid another shutdown. A farm bill and water legislation are also in the plans. Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week ...