Senate eyes ICC loophole to speed up next batch of spending bills

Published November 11, 2025 2:52pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are already preparing for the next set of spending bills to get bogged down on the Senate floor and have a creative workaround to avoid that fate.

Appropriators are weighing whether to pair money for the Pentagon and other agencies with House legislation sanctioning the International Criminal Court, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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