The 68–31 vote funds the government through December 19 and leaves every contested item — disaster aid, health subsidies and a farm package — for a lame-duck session.
10 hours agoThe headline rate applies to a narrower slice of imports than the announcement suggested. For most households the effect arrives slowly, through categories where a single supplier dominates.
2 days agoLive-caller surveys and online panels disagree by six to nine points in the same states. The gap is largest among voters under 35, which is exactly where turnout is hardest to model.
Aug 21Internal reviews at three departments found that vacancies are being filled by contractors at a higher hourly cost, and that the exemption process consumes about a fifth of one agency’s HR capacity.
Aug 20The statute requires firms to publish the categories of data used in any automated decision affecting credit, housing or employment, and to keep a record a regulator can audit.
Aug 19Judges have twice ordered a map redrawn. With candidate filing eight weeks away, the practical question is no longer which map is lawful but which map is usable.
Aug 18
