The US Senate and House are heading for a clash over the budget, with the Senate aiming for $4bn in cuts, significantly lower than the $1.5tn targeted by the House. The Senate’s approach would allow the Senate Committee on Finance to add up to $1.5tn to the federal deficit. However, the plan has been criticised by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which warned that without the method used by the Senate, the budget would add up to $5.8tn to the federal deficit.

Pharmacist accused of compromising computers to spy on colleagues
Former Maryland pharmacist, Dr. Matthew Bathula, is accused of spying on hundreds of colleagues by installing malware on company computers. The allegations suggest Bathula used