10 things you need to know today: January 14, 2014

Congress unveils the details of its $1.1 trillion spending deal, Egypt votes on a new constitution, and more

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1. Congress unveils a trillion-dollar spending bill

Congressional negotiators released a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Monday that fills in the details of a December budget deal aimed at avoiding another government shutdown through the end of the fiscal year. The measure would boost funding slightly for military and domestic programs, but not for ObamaCare, which was at the heart of the last crisis. Congress needs to approve the new spending authority by midnight Wednesday. [Reuters]

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.