Karl Evers-Hillstrom

Defense programs at the Pentagon, Energy Department, and other agencies would be authorized to receive $886.3 billion under S. 2226, the Senate’s version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Lawmakers are ramping up bipartisan efforts to crack down on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), accusing the industry middlemen of driving up drug costs and putting small and rural pharmacies out of business.

The Federal Aviation Administration would be authorized to receive more than $100 billion in appropriations over the next five years, through fiscal 2028, under the House-passed version of H.R. 3935.

Government funding would be extended through Oct. 31 under an amended version of H.R. 5525, the House GOP’s stopgap funding and border measure that would cut nondefense discretionary spending by 29.9% over that period.

Lawmakers are facing pressure to address the potential harms of artificial intelligence while also harnessing its benefits.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring lenders to collect demographic data from small businesses when they apply for credit.

President Joe Biden announced sweeping new regulatory actions by the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in October aimed at protecting consumers from so-called “junk fees.”

The House was back to business on appropriations work this week while senators continued debating a three-bill spending package, with three weeks left to fund the government past Nov. 17.

Senate committees have unveiled drafts of the sprawling budget reconciliation package that would advance President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, including extending tax cuts and boosting funds for immigration enforcement.

Senators are nearing a vote on their sweeping tax and spending package as Republicans rush to meet their goal of enacting President Donald Trump’s top priorities before July 4.