Senate GOP unveils $340 billion budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls
House Republicans have missed another deadline to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending.
Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 coauthor, as White House OMB director
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House Office of Management and Budget director after a 30-hour floor fight, ...
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Vermont House passes mid-year budget tune-up after debate over shelter program
The House proposal includes funding aimed at keeping more people housed in the state’s motel voucher program through the spring, which sparked pushback this week.
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
State Department lays out plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel as Netanyahu visits DC
The State Department has told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands ...
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Why is the Trump administration targeting USAID?
From Day 1, the Trump team has issued a series of orders and statements aimed at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Major escalation in Trump trade war as US to hit ‘many countries’ with reciprocal tariffs
US president Donald Trump said yesterday he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, a major escalation of his trade war. Trump did not identify which countries would be hit ...
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Senate Report: Working together for all Minnesotans at the Capitol
We are finishing up week four of the 2025 legislative session. The big news is that House Democrats have ended their boycott ...