President Trump’s new effort to cancel funding previously approved by Congress through “pocket rescissions” is setting up a political land mine for Congress as it…
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is pressing Trump administration officials about the cost of the National Guard deployment to the nation’s capital, in addition to…
The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to a race against the clock to prevent…
The White House on Tuesday sent Congress a request to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid and to public broadcasting — the…
Elon Musk expressed gratitude to President Trump in a Wednesday message marking the end of his special government employee status, the latest sign of his…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress Friday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its…
The White House on Friday called for significant cuts to non-defense programs as part of President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget request, while proposing beefing…
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are hitting the streets across the country on Saturday in protest of President Trump and his administration. The “Hands Off!”…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised alarm over “fraudsters” receiving Social Security benefits, as Trump allies have ramped up rhetoric about potential waste in the program…
House Republican leadership is aiming to muscle through a budget resolution Tuesday that would serve as a blueprint to pass large swaths of President Trump’s…
President Trump on Friday said he plans to direct Elon Musk to review spending at the Defense and Education departments as the new administration works…
Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Budget and Management (OMB), in the face of mounting Democratic…
President-elect Trump has thrown a wrench into government funding negotiations with his call to eliminate the debt ceiling just days before a potential shutdown. Republican…
A group of GOP senators announced legislation Wednesday to replenish a critical disaster relief fund as members on both sides have sounded alarm over its…
President Biden said on Tuesday that a key federal program that provides disaster loans to businesses and homeowners is tapped out on funds in the…
The White House on Monday said President Biden would veto a Republican stopgap funding proposal, attacking House GOP leaders for choosing “brinksmanship” over finding a…
President Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill to stave off a government shutdown, capping a frenetic sprint by lawmakers to pass…
President Biden and House Republicans are pushing dueling budget blueprints for the coming year as the battle for control of the White House and Congress…
President Biden informed Congress on Thursday of his intention to raise federal civilian workers’ pay by an average of 5.2 percent, taking a required step…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday notified lawmakers the nation will run out of money to pay its bills by June 5 if they do…