$1.7T omnibus bill poised for Friday passage
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The Senate passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus package Thursday that funds the federal government through September, teeing up what's expected to be a relativity speedy passage in the House on Friday. The spending bill provides Ukraine with $45 billion in military and economic aid and sets aside $38 billion for emergency disaster assistance.
It passed with a large bipartisan majority, 68-29, wrapping up the Senate's legislative business in the 117th Congress a few days before Christmas.
The omnibus bill represents one of several major bipartisan legislation accomplishments of President Biden's first two years in office, along with the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to address gun violence; and the $280 billion Chips and Science Act, to improve U.S. competitiveness with China. It spends $858 billion on defense programs, a 9.7 percent increase, and $772.5 billion on nondefense, non-veterans-related programs, representing a 5.5 percent increase. As a backup because of the looming threat of a federal shutdown at midnight Friday, the Senate also passed a stopgap measure to continue government funding until Biden has a chance to sign the omnibus. Read more about the omnibus bill here. ✏️ Here are the last-minute changes made to the bill. |
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| 🐘 More Republicans join in threats of retribution for omnibus votes
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The group of House Republicans threatening to block priorities from GOP senators who voted for the $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill grew to 31 members ahead of Thursday's vote. |
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🗣️ Trump: 'Every single Republican should vote no' on spending bill
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Former President Trump called on every Republican senator to vote "no" on a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package. Eighteen didn't listen. |
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📃 House passes bill requiring presidential tax audits
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The House has passed a bill that would require annual audits of the president's tax returns, codifying IRS policy after a congressional committee revealed that the agency did not audit former President Trump during two years he was in office. |
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🏛️ Trump wants E. Jean Carroll sexual assault lawsuit tossed
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Former President Trump has asked a federal judge to dismiss a battery and defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. |
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📝 Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details pressure to downplay Jan. 6
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Newly released transcripts from the House Jan. 6 committee's interviews with star witness Cassidy Hutchinson detail the efforts by what she referred to as "Trump World" to diminish the impact of her testimony and withhold information from investigators. |
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🔍 Raskin wins top Democratic seat on powerful Oversight Committee
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House Democrats have tapped Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) to be the top Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Reform Committee in the next Congress, a pivotal role in the defense of President Biden as Republicans prepare to take control of the lower chamber next year. |
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🌨️ Four things to know about the winter storm hitting the country
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A major winter storm is bringing record cold temperatures and winter weather to much of the continental U.S., leading to significant disruptions ahead of the Christmas holiday. Here's what to know about the storm. |
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🌀 What is a bomb cyclone?
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Winter Storm Elliott is projected to intensify into a so-called bomb cyclone as it dumps extreme winter precipitation across the Midwest heading into the weekend. |
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👀 Incoming GOP lawmaker Santos says he'll tell his 'story' next week
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Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) says he plans to tell his "story" next week after various reports raised questions about his life and suggested he may have embellished his résumé and made up claims about his Jewish heritage. |
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📺 Hannity admits under oath he didn't believe Trump election claims
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Fox News host Sean Hannity, who helped amplify claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from President Trump, admitted under oath that he "did not believe" for "one second" there was mass voter fraud in the election. |
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💰 Bankman-Fried out on $250 million bail, agrees to home detention
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was granted release on a $250 million bail and placed on home detention as he awaits trial in a sprawling fraud case. |
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☀️ Southern states grew fastest in 2022, Census data shows
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While the Northeast and Midwest are losing residents, Southern states grew by more than 1.3 million people in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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🎸 Journey's lead guitarist puts bandmate on notice over Trump event
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Lawyers for Journey's Neal Schon are sending a cease and desist letter to one of his bandmates for performing the group's hit, "Don't Stop Believin'" at an event for former President Trump. |
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'Zelensky reminds Congress of the importance of supporting resilience'
| "Strengthening Ukraine's resilience now and rebuilding it after the war is crucial to deterring future Russian attacks," write Cynthia Cook and Anna Dowd of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. |
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