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Fox News | White House confirms more than $100B spent on Ukraine war
The information came as a response from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio and more than 30 Senate Republicans who demanded in January a "full crosscutting" report on security assistance provided to Ukraine.
New York Times | How Biden’s view on presidential war powers has shifted
If he is elected to a second term, President Biden pledged that he will go to Congress to start any major war but said he believed he was empowered “to direct limited U.S. military operations abroad” without such approval when such strikes served critical American interests.
Military.com | VA electronic health record system rollout unlikely to resume for a year after being derailed by problems
VA officials told members of Congress that introduction of the Oracle Cerner system across 166 additional hospitals could resume in 2024 if the department makes progress on several goals, including a successful rollout in March at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Illinois.
The Hill | House GOP deal to avert shutdown gets icy reception from conservatives
The stopgap bill to avoid a shutdown, which was unveiled Sunday night, got an icy reception from the right flank of the slim House GOP majority. Enough members have said that they are against the continuing resolution (CR) plan to block it on the House floor, even though leaders hope to bring it up this week.
Stars and Stripes | Biden administration proposes new rule that would protect federal workers
The effort outlined by the Office of Personnel Management includes clarifications that federal employees can’t lose certain civil service protections unless they give them up voluntarily, and a provision meant to ensure that certain rules covering political appointees won’t be “misapplied” to career, nonpolitical workers, according to the agency.
Wall Street Journal | Five former U.S. prisoners have left Iran in deal for frozen energy revenue
The release of the Americans, all of whom hold at least dual nationality, comes against the backdrop of flailing efforts by the Biden administration to revive nuclear talks with Iran and Republican criticism over the administration’s decision to release the funds, which the administration said are to be used strictly for humanitarian purposes.
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