The Defense Department and some politicians are becoming more vocal about their belief that the Budget Control Act will cause substantially larger defense spending cuts than the oft-advertised $350 billion in reductions
MoreThe Army can deal with the current round of defense cuts, Army Secretary John McHugh said Monday. During the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., McHugh said service
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Congress has beat the clock again, passing this afternoon a funding bill that avoids a government shutdown and keeps federal operations running for six weeks. The House voted 352-66 on the Senate-approved
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The House approved a temporary funding bill Thursday to keep the federal government running through next Tuesday. The bill passed by a unanimous vote, allowing House lawmakers more time to vote on
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The Senate approved a deal Monday to continue funding the federal government past Friday, the end of the fiscal year, avoiding a government shutdown. The House has scheduled a short session for
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After rejecting a House measure to fund the government past Friday, the end of the fiscal year, the Senate will vote Monday night on a bill of its own. Failure to pass
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As promised by Democratic leaders, the Senate has rejected a short-term funding bill that would keep the government running into November. The impasse gives Congress little time to resolve the matter before
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The Republican-controlled House approved a bill to fund the federal government Friday, but Democrats in the Senate have vowed to block it. Largely along party lines, the House voted 219-203 to keep
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