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Congress avoids shutdown, but DHS funding remains unresolved

by News 9
WASHINGTON - Federal lawmakers avoided a full government shutdown this week, but funding uncertainty remains as negotiations over the Department of Homeland Security enter a critical final stretch. Congress approved a short-term funding package that reopened most of the federal government after a brief partial shutdown. Lawmakers, however, excluded DHS from the deal amid growing political... Read More.

Trump ends partial government shutdown, but DHS challenge looms for Congress

by News 9-Alex Cameron
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation Tuesday to fund the majority of the government through the end of the fiscal year, while providing temporary funding to the Department of Homeland Security for the next two weeks. In the wake of two fatal shootings of protesters by federal agents in... Read More.
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Congress returns, facing new deadline to avert another government shutdown

by CBS News
WASHINGTON -Lawmakers return to Washington this week, staring down an end-of-month deadline to avert another government shutdown. The next funding fight comes fresh off a revolt from moderate Republicans over rising health care costs, and as the conflict with Venezuela and frustration with the Justice Department’s handling of the rollout of the Epstein files... Read More.

Congress passes defense bill boosting military pay, protecting Oklahoma bases

by News 9
WASHINGTON - Congress has approved a sweeping national defense bill that raises military pay and secures key missions at Oklahoma bases, even as lawmakers head into the new year with unresolved fights over government funding and health care policy. The newly approved National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $900 billion in defense spending, the largest... Read More.
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Ex-FBI chief James Comey pleads not guilty to charges of lying to Congress during 2020 testimony

by CBS News
WASHINGTON -Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from congressional testimony he gave five years ago, appearing in court for an arraignment Wednesday after the Justice Department criminally charged the ex-FBI chief and Trump foe in late September. The proceeding at the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, came nearly two weeks after a... Read More.

Trump celebrates major legislative win as Congress shifts focus to 2026 budget battle

by News 9
WASHINGTON - After President Donald Trump signed what he calls his "one big beautiful bill" into law, attention in Washington is already turning toward the next political challenge: passing a federal budget for fiscal year 2026. Despite the celebratory mood at the White House, lawmakers face a tight deadline. With less than three months left in the... Read More.
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Drummond urges Congress to preserve health care access for 9/11 responders, survivors

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY  – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking Congress to fix an impending funding crisis that threatens the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), a lifeline for more than 135,000 first responders, survivors and families impacted by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In a letter to congressional leadership, Drummond and a coalition... Read More.