1.7T spending bill passed - Congressman's suspicious resume - Japan's nuclear energy push

Source: Congressional Budget Office

1. Summary
   On Thursday the Senate passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will fund the government until next September. It is expected to pass the House. The bill passed 68 to 29, with 18 Republicans voting in favor. Of the $1.7 trillion, $772.5 billion is for non-defense discretionary spending and $858 billion is for defense. The bill was over 4,000 pages and released to Senators two days before the vote, which GOP Sen. Rand Paul criticized.
   
   The bill includes $45 billion for Ukraine, coming on the heels of President Zelenskyy's address to Congress. The U.S. has already given $68 billion in aid to Ukraine since the invasion. The bill will also require President Biden to create guidelines to remove TikTok from government devices.
   
   The bill includes stronger workplace protections for pregnant mothers and allocates $40 billion for communities recovering from natural disasters. The legislation also contains reforms to the Electoral Count Act, which clarifies rules around the counting of electoral votes in a bid to prevent future attempts to subvert a presidential election.

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1. Different political viewpoint
   Conservatives balk as Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill.
   Washington Times (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 65% • 3 min read

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