The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion spending package in a bipartisan vote during the early hours of Saturday morning‚ sending the bill to President Joe Biden‚ who will likely sign it as soon as possible to avoid a government shutdown. After passing the House on Friday in a 286-134 vote‚ the Senate voted 74-24 at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday to send the more than 1‚000-page spending package to Biden’s desk‚ The Hill reported. Earlier this week‚ House and Senate leadership announced that they had come to an agreement to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal 2024‚ which is nearly half over‚ covering the remaining spending bills that were not included in a $460 billion “minibus” that passed earlier this month. “It’s been a very long and difficult day‚ but we have just reached an agreement to complete the job of funding the government‚” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said just before the bill passed. “It is good for the country that we have reached this bipartisan deal. It wasn’t easy‚ but tonight our persistence has been worth it.” Twenty-five Republicans voted to pass the spending bill‚ along with 47 Democrats‚ while 22 Republicans voted against the $1.2 trillion package. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado‚ along with independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who caucuses with the Democrats — also voted against the bill. Sanders cited a block of funding to UNRWA‚ an agency of the U.N.‚ as a reason he voted against the bill‚ according to The Hill. During negotiations with Democrats‚ Republicans successfully secured the cut in funding to the UNRWA‚ whose workers have been connected to Hamas terrorists. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Tuesday that the final negotiations that were worked out between House and Senate leadership focused on appropriations for the Homeland Security Department (DHS). The $1.2 trillion package covers funding for the Legislative Branch‚ Financial Services and General Government‚ and the Departments of Defense‚ State‚ Health and Human Services‚ Labor‚ Homeland Security‚ and related agencies. Republican hardliners in the House and Senate slammed the bill as the 1‚000 pages were released overnight and less than two days before the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. “At 2:32 am — when Americans were sleeping — the Swamp released its second half of the omnibus. 1‚012 pages that spend $1.2 TRILLION of taxpayer dollars on disastrous policies‚” Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) posted on X on Thursday. “The House is still expected to vote on this monstrosity TOMORROW MORNING. Washington is beyond broken.” At 2:32 am—when Americans were sleeping—the Swamp released its second half of the omnibus. 1‚012 pages that spend $1.2 TRILLION of taxpayer dollars on disastrous policies. The House is still expected to vote on this monstrosity TOMORROW MORNING. Washington is beyond broken. pic.twitter.com/AlZCDYWBKK — Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) March 21‚ 2024 After a bipartisan majority in the House and Senate approved the spending package‚ Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said‚ “I did everything I could to stop it. And improve it.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “But far too many Republicans wanted to spend like Democrats‚” Lee added. “Those of us who saw this bill as an unmitigated disaster were sadly outnumbered. I voted ‘no.’” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took her frustration a step further after the House passed the package and filed a motion to oust Speaker Johnson on Friday‚ saying‚ “No Republican in the House of Representatives can in good conscience vote for this bill.” Johnson defended expediting the spending omnibus through the House earlier this week‚ saying‚ “We have to govern‚” The Wall Street Journal reported. “We have to demonstrate that we can keep this thing together and keep the train on the tracks‚” the speaker added. Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report. 

Ahole Eddie has a bit of a reputation for being a rude dog — but that didn’t keep him from getting adopted! In fact‚ it was part of the reason he found his forever home! Despite his adorable facial expressions‚ this dog is a piece of work. And we love him for it. This image is from TikTok. The shelter he was staying at took to Facebook to share a bit of insight into Ahole Eddie’s attitude. The result? This rude dog got adopted quickly! Here’s what his shelter had to say about him before he found his furrever home. “This is Eddie‚ Eddie is an a**hole‚” began the shelter. “Eddie hates other dogs‚ he’s 17 pounds and could take on a Rottweiler and win. If Eddie had an accent‚ he would sound like he’s from the Bronx‚ wearing a wife beater t-shirt and a tattoo that says MOM on his arm.” “If you got into a bar fight‚ Eddie would back you up and take on all 5 guys‚ put his cigarette out on their forehead and not spilling a drop of his beer while doing it‚” continued the shelter. “So‚ if you think you are man enough to adopt him‚ please be our guest. We want Eddie out of here because he scares our big dogs.” This image is from Facebook. In no time‚ this dog was adopted and now Ahole Eddie is widely celebrated online. “Less than 8 hours‚ he’s adopted!! Yay! Keep up the great work‚” one commenter pointed out. In fact‚ he has his own Facebook page! What an epic and hilarious story about a dog with a bit of ‘tude. We love you‚ Eddie! The featured image for this post is from Facebook. The post Shelter’s Hilarious Post About Rude Dog Gets Him Adopted In Less Than 8 Hours appeared first on InspireMore.

Four rescued grey seal pups recently took a swim in deep water for the first time—and they couldn’t contain their happiness. According to a Facebook post by the South Essex Wildlife Hospital‚ the orphaned pups were all saved from different parts of the UK’s east coast. When they arrived at the hospital‚ they were penned in an enclosure with a shallow pool. The hospital currently has 14 rescued seal pups‚ reports the BBC‚ which means space is limited. So to gain access to the facility’s deep pool‚ the animals not only have to wait their turn‚ but they also need to be cleared of diseases and be able to feed themselves. Facebook “There’s a bit of a queue‚” the hospital’s founder‚ Sue Schwar‚ told the publication. When the four pups turned six months old‚ staff members gave them the all-clear. So they led them to the deep water pool‚ and the pups’ reactions to the experience were priceless. “Watching grey seal pups experience deeper water for the first time is a sight that will never get old‚” reads the Facebook post. “These four pups have just moved into our large outdoor pool‚ and their joy was completely infectious!” “They spent hours racing about and playing before settling down‚ leaving all of us with a huge smile‚” it continues. “Hopefully‚ it won’t be long before these guys can return to the wild at last.” Sue told BBC that the rescued seal pups will stay in the deep water pool for “a couple of weeks.” While they’re in there‚ they will build strength and learn how to survive in the ocean. Once they are old enough and strong enough‚ they’ll return to the wild. Facebook You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Rescued Seal Pups Take First Swim in Deep Water‚ “Their Joy Was Completely Infectious” appeared first on InspireMore.

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