House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a bill to keep government funded for six months, a blueprint that would boost allocations for defense, make cuts elsewhere, but largely retain funding levels set last year by President Biden.

The spending bill will provide for an increase in defense spending, a decrease in non-defense spending, and an additional $6 billion for veterans' healthcare.

Top appropriators in Congress are pointing the finger at the opposing party for the lack of a government funding deal with the deadline over a week away, with Republicans blaming Democrats for holding onto “red lines” and Democrats claiming Republicans have walked away from negotiations.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro on Tuesday launched a new effort to pass legislation requiring that guns be locked up in homes with kids.