GOP-led states push for control of federal education money under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to…
Trump’s portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was ‘distorted’
DENVER (AP) — A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol…
Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff
SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by…
Voters fear Social Security cuts and put heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — One after another, callers on a telephone town hall with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga…
North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Before answering an attendee’s question about President Donald Trump’s “destructive and disastrous trade war,”…
Republicans advance government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a critical test of their unity Tuesday on legislation to avoid a…
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs…
Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many
WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the…
DOGE tries to slash government by cutting those who answer to voters
DENVER (AP) — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but…
A single day of DOGE remakes huge sections of government
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies…
Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not his fault. Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not…
A group funded by Elon Musk is behind deceptive ads in crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group backed by billionaire Elon Musk is behind a set of deceptive attack…