More Money

The House voted to give the intelligence community more money than it asked for. It has passed a 2013 budget that, the Associated Press estimated, would give spy agencies about $77 billion.

That's 4 percent less than last year, but slightly more than the president wanted. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said lawmakers have cut some programs to fund others. The bill would let agencies hire more surveillance officers. Rogers warned against the alternative — sequestration. Under across-the-board cuts, he said agencies would lay off thousands of intelligence workers and cut back on analysis.