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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairperson of the influential Senate The appropriations committee has charged President Donald Trump with unlawfully withholding $2.9 billion in congressionally-approved funding. She and her Democratic colleague, Senator Patty Murray from Washington state (D-WA), penned an letter together. letter To Russell Vought, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, stating that the Trump administration breached the six-month appropriations bill endorsed by Congress earlier this month. This represents the most recent advancement in the continuous conflict between the White House and Congress regarding which entity holds supreme authority when it comes to expenditures, even though Congress possesses the constitutional mandate to allocate money. Collins and Murray referred to a recent memorandum from Trump to Congress that he shared earlier in the week. The document stated that only part of the $12.4 billion allocated by Congress as...

On Friday, senators moved forward with the stopgap funding measure approved by the House as the clock ticks nearer to a potential government closure. With a vote of 62 to 38, the senators decided to move forward with the proposal. Almost all Republicans along with ten Democrats helped override the filibuster. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from New York Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin from Illinois, along with Senators Angus King of Maine, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Gary Peters of Michigan, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, voted to advance the bill, going against the majority of their fellow Democrats. The House-passed short-term A spending measure, referred to as a continuing resolution (CR), would maintain funding at FY 2024 levels up until October 1st. Nevertheless, should Congress fail to pass this legislation before 11...