When President Trump floated his budget for NASA for 2026, it slashed the science budget by half, proposed the end of the Artemis program’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway ...

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During her remarks in a Senate hearing in February, Senator Patty Murray blasted the Trump Administration over their devastating budget cuts. Murray stated, "It's not just illegal, it's devastating." ...

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During his remarks from the Senate floor in May, Senator Richard Durbin slammed his Republican colleagues over their attack on California's climate regulations.

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The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

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Some 579 nursing homes would be at “elevated risk” of closure if Medicaid cuts proposed in a 10-year budget reconciliation ...

There’s likely to be a second and third reconciliation bill that would not be as significant” as the megabill that passed ...