On Wednesday’s Front Page: House Speaker Mike Johnson has pushed a temporary spending measure across the finish line in his chamber, the GSA says it can slash government office space by as much as 30% over the coming years, and more.


Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing his military forces for war and directing the rest of the country to prepare for economic hardships that conflict would bring, according to the latest annual report from a congressional commission on China.
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The federal landlord agency says it can deliver a “telework dividend” and slash government office space by as much as 30% over the coming years, saving billions of dollars a year, but the effort will take an initial investment from Congress.
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Rep. Tim Burchett on Tuesday accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back while the Tennessee Republican was being interviewed in a hallway, the most prominent example of tempers flaring in several confrontations across the Capitol in a single day.
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President Biden‘s staunchly pro-Israel stance has turned off young voters who increasingly side with Palestinians in the Middle East conflict and now threaten to make the president pay at the ballot box next year.
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Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed a two-part, temporary spending measure across the finish line in the House on Tuesday, calling his approach one that will “break the fever” that has led Congress to annually rush through a bloated year-end funding bill.
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