The Latest Breaking News from Appropriations

House Democrats will fill out their party’s committee assignments, which will involve a switch among top party leaders on Appropriations.

The plum postings for Republican rebels fulfill a key concession McCarthy made.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a one-week continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 23, as Appropriations Committee leaders distributed final spending allocations to their dozen subcommittees to ready a sprawling omnibus package they plan to unveil Monday afternoon.

Conservatives peeved about an omnibus bill are looking at ways to restore some fiscal and process discipline to the appropriations process.

While the elections may seem like an end to a cycle of policymaking before a new Congress gets sworn in, the reality is that lawmakers are still trying to work their way through important legislation before the end of the year.

Democrats are pushing to reclassify some Veterans Affairs spending as mandatory during negotiations for a fiscal 2023 omnibus.

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill full from Thanksgiving break and, among other things, got back to work on funding the government before the current CR expires on Dec. 16. Highlights from this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses include House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House…

Democrats in the Senate rejected new limits on committee chairs while a House Democratic term limit proposal may be considered next week.

If negotiators can't get a deal, the result could be another stopgap spending bill or potentially a partial government shutdown.