House GOP advances bill ‘gutting’ government watchdog 

House Republicans precocious authorities connected Thursday that seeks to chopped backing for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) by astir 50 percent for fiscal twelvemonth 2026, prompting outcry from Democrats who accidental the determination is counterproductive to GOP efforts to basal retired discarded successful government.  The GOP-led House Appropriations Committee voted on enactment lines connected Thursday…