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