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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown Friday night as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due

Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress.

The US Senate has approved a spending package in time to meet a deadline for avoiding a shutdown...

The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire. Senators voted 75-22 to approve a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the…

STORY: By a bipartisan vote of 75-22, the Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of... -March 09, 2024 at 01:00 am EST - MarketScreener

The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending...

Former New York Times editor Adam Rubenstein has a lengthy essay at The Atlantic that pulls back the curtain on the newspaper and its alleged bias in its coverage. The essay follows similar pieces from former editors and writers that range from Bari Weiss to Rubenstein's former colleague James Bennet. The essay describes a similar…

Last week, Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in LePage et al. v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Mobile Infirmary Association that frozen embryos can be considered children under the state’s constitution, based on the right to life provision and for the purposes of the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, enacted back in...

India News: Karnataka Congress government is likely to introduce the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill again in the assembly after it was defeated in the legislative council. The bill aims to collect more taxes from state-owned temples and has been branded anti-Hindu by BJP and JD(S). With a majority in the assembly, the bill is expected to pass.

I’m a life-long educator from south Texas. Late last year, I assumed the role of superintendent of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Uvalde is a vibrant rural community where people truly care for one another. We have terrific businesses, educators, parents and community members who are invested in our students’ success. But all over this […]