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Good morning. It's Monday, March 10th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, Greenland votes on the future of the island. Should food stamps pay for soda? And Canada's Liberal Party selects Trudeau's successor. But first, a big week for lawmakers in Washington as a partial government shutdown is set to begin Friday.
Good morning. It's Monday, March 10th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, Greenland votes on the future of the island. Should food stamps pay for soda? And Canada's Liberal Party selects Trudeau's successor. But first, a big week for lawmakers in Washington as a partial government shutdown is set to begin Friday.
Good morning. It's Monday, March 10th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, Greenland votes on the future of the island. Should food stamps pay for soda? And Canada's Liberal Party selects Trudeau's successor. But first, a big week for lawmakers in Washington as a partial government shutdown is set to begin Friday.
Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson introduced a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government funded through September. Included in the bill is a slight increase in defense spending, totaling around $892 billion, and a small cut to non-defense spending, totaling around $708 billion.
Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson introduced a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government funded through September. Included in the bill is a slight increase in defense spending, totaling around $892 billion, and a small cut to non-defense spending, totaling around $708 billion.
Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson introduced a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government funded through September. Included in the bill is a slight increase in defense spending, totaling around $892 billion, and a small cut to non-defense spending, totaling around $708 billion.
The bill also adds an additional $485 million for ICE, a $20 billion cut to IRS enforcement, and an additional half billion dollars for WIC, the federal program that provides grocery assistance for low-income women and children. Here's Speaker Johnson talking to reporters in the halls of Capitol Hill about the bill.
The bill also adds an additional $485 million for ICE, a $20 billion cut to IRS enforcement, and an additional half billion dollars for WIC, the federal program that provides grocery assistance for low-income women and children. Here's Speaker Johnson talking to reporters in the halls of Capitol Hill about the bill.
The bill also adds an additional $485 million for ICE, a $20 billion cut to IRS enforcement, and an additional half billion dollars for WIC, the federal program that provides grocery assistance for low-income women and children. Here's Speaker Johnson talking to reporters in the halls of Capitol Hill about the bill.
Democrats came out quickly against the bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a statement with party leadership, criticized it for not explicitly protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Rosa DeLauro, a top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, called the domestic cuts in the bill a power grab by Trump and Elon Musk.
Democrats came out quickly against the bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a statement with party leadership, criticized it for not explicitly protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Rosa DeLauro, a top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, called the domestic cuts in the bill a power grab by Trump and Elon Musk.
Democrats came out quickly against the bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a statement with party leadership, criticized it for not explicitly protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Rosa DeLauro, a top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, called the domestic cuts in the bill a power grab by Trump and Elon Musk.
Here she is speaking to MSNBC yesterday.
Here she is speaking to MSNBC yesterday.
Here she is speaking to MSNBC yesterday.
President Trump voiced his support for the proposed spending bill, posting on social media that all Republicans should vote yes and that, quote, we have to remain united, no dissent. That's, of course, because Republicans have only two votes to spare in the House. But a number of Republicans who in the past were against these types of stopgap measures are now saying they will support it.
President Trump voiced his support for the proposed spending bill, posting on social media that all Republicans should vote yes and that, quote, we have to remain united, no dissent. That's, of course, because Republicans have only two votes to spare in the House. But a number of Republicans who in the past were against these types of stopgap measures are now saying they will support it.
President Trump voiced his support for the proposed spending bill, posting on social media that all Republicans should vote yes and that, quote, we have to remain united, no dissent. That's, of course, because Republicans have only two votes to spare in the House. But a number of Republicans who in the past were against these types of stopgap measures are now saying they will support it.
That's Representative Ralph Norman, a Republican from South Carolina and member of the Conservative House Freedom Caucus, speaking to Fox News.
That's Representative Ralph Norman, a Republican from South Carolina and member of the Conservative House Freedom Caucus, speaking to Fox News.