House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
The bill now moves to the Senate, where Republicans will need some Democratic support to get it over the finish line.
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China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy
China is wrapping up its biggest political event of the year leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to ...
House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it to pass.
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President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
14 House members demand release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after arrest at Columbia
Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who ...
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that's seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to shut down the agency.
It’s absolutely legal for Trump to kick out pro-Hamas protesters
While the government can’t send noncitizens to jail for saying things it doesn’t like, it can and should deny or pull visas ...
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House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September
In the Senate, they'll need support from at least eight Democrats to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Trump administration still plans to eliminate consumer finance bureau, witness says
President Donald Trump's administration still plans to fire all workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ...
House Republicans block Congress' ability to challenge Trump tariffs
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to block the ability of Congress to quickly ...
Begich introduces bill to establish strategic bitcoin reserve
The congressman was joined by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), who is sponsoring the BITCOIN Act on the Senate side. The bill would create a bitcoin reserve.