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House Passes $95 Billion Package Financing Iran-Related Operations and Targeted Aid

Senate consideration will decide whether the $73 billion for military and intelligence operations advances.

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DOGE Ends on July 4 After Yearlong Cost‑Cutting Push and Contested Results

OPM Awards Oracle $395.8M Contract to Build Governmentwide HR Platform

House Narrowly Passes Bill Cutting WIC Fruit-and-Vegetable Benefits

Booz Allen Tops Profit Estimates but Misses Revenue as Investors Eye Dividend

DHS Recalls Furloughed Staff to Paid Status During Shutdown

Mullin Makes First DHS Trip to Storm-Hit North Carolina, Vows Faster FEMA Aid

Trump Orders Immediate TSA Pay as Airport Lines Persist

USDA Transfers Largely Vacant South Building to GSA for Disposal

Congress Ends 4-Day Shutdown, Guarantees Back Pay for Federal Workers

Hochul Presses for $400 Million in Heating Aid as Feds Pledge Release by Month’s End

Noem Delivers $10,000 Bonuses to Logan TSA Officers Who Worked Unpaid During Shutdown

SNAP Payments Resume After Shutdown as States Race to Complete November Deposits

Trump Administration Adds 50,000 Federal Workers, Concentrates Growth at ICE

Shapiro and Vance’s Office Trade Blame in Intensifying Fight Over SNAP Freeze

Supreme Court Pauses Full SNAP Payments as Senate Advances Short-Term Funding Deal

U.S. Shutdown Reaches Day 36 as Flight Cuts Begin and Safety-Net Strains Grow

U.S. Shutdown Puts Air Travel at Risk as Senate Controller-Pay Plan Stalls

Shutdown Stalls Heating Aid: Pennsylvania Delays LIHEAP to Dec. 3 as New York Puts HEAP on Hold

Senate Blocks GOP Stopgap as Democrats Demand Trump Meeting to Avert Shutdown