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Government Shutdown Looms as House Returns to Address Funding Impasse
Washington, D.C. – A partial government shutdown began Saturday after funding lapsed for several key departments, including Defense, Homeland Security, State, and Treasury, according to CBS News. The House of Representatives reconvened Monday to resolve the funding impasse.
The Senate had previously passed a five-bill package to fund the affected agencies and programs through September, along with a short-term extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBS News reported. The extension came amid scrutiny over the administration's immigration enforcement policies.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson expressed his intention to move swiftly to approve the funding package, with the aim of funding the government by Tuesday, according to CBS News. However, with a narrow GOP majority, Johnson could face hurdles in securing the necessary votes.
In other news, the Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona announced Sunday that Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing, ABC News reported. Guthrie was last seen in the Catalina Foothills area on Saturday night at approximately 9:45 p.m., according to Sheriff Chris Nanos during a news conference. A family member reported her missing on Sunday, ABC News noted.
Meanwhile, Harvard University faculty significantly reduced the number of A grades given to students last semester, Fox News reported. According to The Harvard Crimson, the reduction was nearly seven percentage points after the College urged instructors to combat grade inflation. The decision followed an email directed to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Fox News noted.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, federal agents arrested two more individuals in connection with the storming of a church, Fox News reported. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspects as Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson, stating that the arrests stemmed from a "coordinated attack on Cities Church." "If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you," Bondi wrote on X, according to Fox News.
Finally, a new report from Senator James Lankford, R-Okla., highlighted what he considers wasteful government spending, including $240 million spent on transgender rat testing, Fox News reported. Lankford's 9th annual edition of "Federal Fumbles" also cited lab testing on beagles in China and aborted fetal tissue research as examples of waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, according to Fox News. The report outlined a plan to address some of the shortcomings of the past year.
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