Fed's rules, toolkit under the microscope as US House task force gets underway
A new task force in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday begins its examination of the Federal ...
As shutdown looms, Democrats bring fired federal workers to hear Trump's speech
A government shutdown looms as Trump addresses a joint session of Congress, where he’s sure to face a divided audience ...
DOGE firings provoke heated confrontations, shouts of ‘Nazi,’ at Republican town halls
Last month's contentious town hall in Yucca Valley was among several events across the U.S. in which GOP lawmakers were ...
Slotkin looks to ‘level with’ American people as Democrats try to counter Trump address
Newly elected Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will deliver her party’s response to President Donald Trump’s joint ...
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Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds.
Neither of the Legislature’s voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block ...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will testify before Congress about immigration enforcement this week. Here’s what to expect.
She has held roughly a dozen prep sessions, and hired outside counsel at $950/hour to gear up for a hearing Wednesday that is ...
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Senate negotiators look at dueling options to avert government shutdown
Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the ...
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Trump to address Congress, the nation in pivotal speech
President Donald Trump is set to address Congress Tuesday evening after nearly six weeks of breakneck pace in the White House. Trump seemed to signal he is preparing an aggressive, forthright speech ...
Who is Elissa Slotkin, the senator who's giving Democrats' response to Trump?
Elissa Slotkin, who will deliver the Democrats' response to Trump's address to Congress, is a former CIA agent who served ...
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To give rich Americans a $4.5 trillion tax cut, Trump will cut health care for the poor
Some 70 million people are covered by Medicaid, a public health insurance program for low-income Americans. Trump and Republicans want to pass a $4.5 trillion tax cut, writes Steve Almond. Their plan ...
Elon Musk's Family Using Air Force One Comes Under Scrutiny
The expense of operating the president's aircraft at an hourly rate is disputed, but appears to be between $177,843 and ...
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As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow
The Trump administration is tapping several other agencies to help deport and arrest those without legal status — a novel step that is prompting some pushback.