Federal judge says House’s use of proxy voting to pass spending bill in 2022 unconstitutional
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House GOP's budget 'poison pills' could force spending cuts, rattle economy
House Republican hardliners' efforts to stonewall a budget deal ahead of a looming government shutdown could risk triggering automatic spending cuts later this spring that may put pressure on the U.S. economy's already fraught recovery. The first funding deadline is Friday at midnight when several government agencies including agriculture, veterans affairs and transportation, are due to run out of money. The second is next Friday, March 8, after which a full government shutdown would take effect if there is no funding resolution. President Joe Biden had a meeting Tuesday about the budget impasse and Ukraine aid with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate
Slow procurement putting defence spending down the line: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says the Defence Department is planning unprecedented capital spending in the coming years, raising concerns about the effect of inflation.
Federal judge in Texas rules congressional passage of 2022 spending bill unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday ruled that a $1.7 trillion government funding bill was unconstitutionally passed in 2022 through a pandemic-era rule that allowed lawmakers in the House of Representatives to vote by proxy rather than in person.
As Spending Talks Intensify, Johnson’s Bind Grows Tighter
At an intense meeting inside the Oval Office on Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson was the odd man out.
Congress nears a partial spending deal, but ticking clock raises fears of a shutdown
WASHINGTON — Congress is running out of time to keep the government open, with senators in both parties warning that they will likely need to pass another short-term funding bill to prevent a partial shutdown this weekend.
Trudeau defends Canada’s defence spending, but says still more to do
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s defence spending levels as he wraps up a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland.
Sooner or later, every NATO country will have to meet defence spending target, says Polish PM
All members of NATO will eventually have to fulfil the pledge to spend two per cent of their GDP on defence, Poland's prime minister said on Monday at the conclusion of a meeting in Warsaw with his Canadian counterpart.