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US House GOP to scatter early for August break amid pressure on Epstein files
House Republicans are headed home early for their August break after an uproar over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files all but halted any possibility of floor action.
Jul 223 min read
Judge orders Trump administration to ‘stop violating the law!’ and publish spending details
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on...
Jul 214 min read
CBO: 'Big, beautiful bill' will add $3.4 trillion to federal deficit by 2034
President Donald Trump with Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith,...
Jul 212 min read
Stand-your-ground laws linked to higher homicide rates, new report finds
Stand-your-ground laws, which are in effect in more than half of U.S. states, are associated with higher homicide rates, increased racial disparities in legal outcomes and broader public costs, according to a new report from Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control research and advocacy group.
Jul 213 min read
Some frozen federal funds for schools released to states by Trump administration
President Donald Trump’s administration confirmed Friday that it’s releasing funds that support before- and after-school programs as well as summer programs, a portion of the $6.8 billion in withheld funds for K-12 schools that were supposed to be sent out two weeks ago.
Jul 183 min read
No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic cuts to federal health care spending that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day. But is that bandage big enough to save struggling rural hospitals?
Jul 185 min read
ICE gets Medicaid recipients’ addresses, other personal data
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million...
Jul 171 min read
Trump’s DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election info
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, raising fears about how the Trump administration plans to use the information.
Jul 178 min read
Thousands of delayed federal transportation grants will get paid out, secretary pledges
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged patience Wednesday from Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee who asked about a backlog of approved grants the department has yet to pay out to state and local governments.
Jul 174 min read
Senate votes to cut $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Senate early on Thursday morning approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, as Republicans bowed to President Trump in an unusual surrender of congressional spending power.
Jul 161 min read
US Senate Republicans advance bill stripping funds from NPR, PBS, foreign aid
Sen. Murkowski was one of three Republicans to vote against beginning debate on the bill, while Sen. Sullivan voted in favor White House...
Jul 155 min read
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
A memo from the agency’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
Jul 141 min read
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