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President Joe Biden late Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill.

Lawmakers must rewrite the sweeping farm bill every five years.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado says Sen. Bob Menendez should resign.

(Colorado Newsline) U.S. Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing their own short-term spending bill that they believe will garner bipartisan support, a decision that could stave off a partial government shutdown -- and as House Republicans failed to advance two spending bills.

The Senate move would work as long as the House votes to approve whatever measures the Senate comes up with, but it's unclear what's going to pass in the deeply divided House.

Bennet joined Sens. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Mark Kelly of Arizona and other senators in introducing the bill

The House and Senate Appropriations committees' bills were publicly released earlier this summer.

(The Center Square) - A judge sentenced the former leader of the Proud Boys to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021.

Prosecutors said his actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election.

Funding for hunting and archery programs generally comes from student fees, organized fundraisers, donations or state funds.

Joseph R. Biggs and Zachary Rhel, were sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other charges.

The last U.S. major spending package on agricultural issues is set to expire in September.