Learn more

(The Center Square) – Spending $231 million for the Secret Service, in part to bolster protection of former President Donald Trump, is included in a proposal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month next week. With less than one week until the government shut down, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La, presented a stopgap spending bill on Sunday that could potentially keep federal agencies funded until after the November election. A vote is expected on Wednesday. The second attempt on a deal is considered “bare-bones” to avoid extras, particularly coming from colleagues in the U.S. Senate….

cuu