appropriations

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Congress is given the power to “raise and support Armies,” but that power is hedged with limits, including the requirement that appropriations for the army be renewed every two years.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

He noted that Congress’s recent passage of defense appropriations for fiscal 2026 could help get the deal finalized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

An estimated 61,197 TSA employees, out of its 64,130 total, will either work without pay or get paid with resources other than annual appropriations, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

No ICE officials testified at Wednesday’s congressional appropriations hearings.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

He was chair of the appropriations committee in the Utah House of Representatives, where he’d been first elected in 2000.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel