Republicans on Capitol Hill have a plan to pump the brakes on California’s ban on gas cars – one that would break decades of precedent – and possibly the law, according to a new report. If the GOP efforts move forward,
As tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force takes a hacksaw to the federal workforce, firing tens of thousands of workers in possible violation of the law and canceling contracts and grants by decree,
When President Joe Biden put $42 billion behind making high-speed internet accessible across the US, he committed to doing it the old-fashioned way – with miles upon miles of fiber-optic lines.That frustrated Elon Musk,
Republicans’ big plan to cut taxes, fund border security and defense spending and fulfill all the key parts of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will rely on deep cuts to Medicaid. But Republicans are risking a massive political backlash by cutting a program many of their constituents rely on.
As President Donald Trump and centabillionaire Elon Musk enact sweeping cuts to federal agencies and mass layoffs of federal workers, some Republican lawmakers from red states are worried about the effects those cuts could have on their constituents.
Of course, some mistakes were made during these mass firings. The Department of Agriculture laid off people working on bird flu who had to be hired back, and DOGE dismissed 300 people at the National Nuclear Security agency but had to hire back most of those people because… nuclear security is kind of important. For now.
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) told The Hill ... but this just seems a little bizarre to me.” Trump caught GOP senators off guard Wednesday when he indicated his preference on social media for the House GOP’s strategy to advance his agenda in one ...
In today’s edition … Defense agencies brace for layoffs ... Catholic bishops sue Trump administration over suspended refugee care funding.
Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated.
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia ... It’s an awkward position for GOP lawmakers who have otherwise voiced support for DOGE. Capito took to the Senate floor in the weeks before Trump ...