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Kash Patel forcefully rejected allegations about his conduct during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, lashing out at Democratic lawmakers who questioned him about reports claiming excessive drinking and unexplained absences had impaired his leadership of the FBI. Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the FBI’s proposed $12.53 billion …

The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Thursday largely rejected Trump administration proposals to slash funding for education programs, medical research grants, health initiatives and Ukraine security assistance. Instead, senators from both parties agreed to increase spending in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending bill for fiscal year …

Two top Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to detail exactly how it’s spending money that Congress approved earlier this year for government operations. House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Patty Murray of Washington released a two-page letter Wednesday demanding …

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder A group of U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday approved funding levels for dozens of federal departments for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 — setting up a likely clash with House Republicans as a deadline approaches later this year. The move to advance the spending …