UUnited States Read More Trump to unveil 2027 budget with major boost in Pentagon spending2026-04-03 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget…
UUnited States Read More Democrats vow to oppose homeland security money, increasing shutdown chance2026-01-26 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security…
UUnited States Read More White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants2026-01-15 A day after the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a late-night rollback of $2 billion in mental…
UUnited States Read More Senate nearer to a deal to end government shutdown2025-11-10 The U.S. Senate on Monday drew closer to ending the U.S. government shutdown after a small group of…
UUnited States Read More Murray vows to fight taxpayer dollars funding Trump’s East Wing project2025-10-28 A key Senate Democrat is vowing that “everything will be on the table” to prevent taxpayer dollars from…
UUnited States Read More Senate Democrats reject government funding bill over health care2025-10-16 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen…
UUnited States Read More Trump directs Pentagon to shift funds to make payroll for troops2025-10-11 President Donald Trump said Saturday that his administration will make sure military personnel get paid Wednesday when their…
UUnited States Read More Government shutdown: Health care remains an intractable issue in Congress2025-10-07 WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot…
UUnited States Read More Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states2025-10-03 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
UUnited States Read More Education Dept. funding released for after-school and summer programs2025-07-19 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs,…
UUnited States Read More Senate moves ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in cuts2025-07-16 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s request to cancel some $9 billion in…
UUnited States Read More Republicans haul Trump’s big bill to Senate passage after all-night session2025-07-01 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage…