California legislators kill new spending programs and blame Trump for funding cuts

The biannual ‘suspense file’ hearing is the Legislature’s most efficient tool for killing costly or controversial proposals ...

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to fund the government, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, was roundly rejected by the ...
Christian Science Monitor

Congress presses Hegseth on Iran war justification, spending, and conduct

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
CNN

Congress votes to reopen key parts of DHS without ICE funding

Congress voted to reopen key parts of the Department of Homeland Security — including the Transportation Security Administration — Thursday after weeks of GOP infighting that prolonged a record ...

So Nobody Is Going to Pay Taxes Now?

They’re telling workers that they shouldn’t have to pay for social services, and that even prosperous Americans are overtaxed ...
The Heritage Foundation

Congress Should Use Reconciliation To Deliver More Conservative Wins

Senate Republicans are poised to adopt a budget resolution to unlock the use of the budget reconciliation process to end the Democrats’ shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security with 51 ...
Education Week

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billion in Ed. Spending Last Year

The U.S. Department of Education took roughly $1 billion Congress appropriated for specific education programs during the first months of President Donald Trump’s second term and either spent it ...
WESH

Congress passes ICE and Border Patrol funding bill. Here's what's next

Early Thursday morning, Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion budget to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years. Here's what happens next for the bill. The bill now goes to the House for ...