Johnson Grasps for Republican Votes to Pass Budget Plan
Speaker Mike Johnson pressed ahead with plans for a Tuesday night vote on the House G.O.P. budget resolution even as threatened defections piled up.
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Federal agencies control fates of employees who bucked Musk ‘what did you do last week’ email
Individual federal agencies will handle what actions to take against employees who did not respond to an email asking them to detail what they accomplished during the prior work week.
More than 1 million federal employees complied with Musk’s ‘what did you do last week’ email: WH
Individual federal agencies will handle what actions to take against employees who did not respond to an email asking them to detail what they accomplished during the prior work week.
‘Duly owed to us’: Blue state governor says $2.1B in federal funding restored after suing Trump admin
Governor Josh Shapiro announced that $2.1 billion in federal funds have been unfrozen, as President Donald Trump’s executive actions are playing out in the courts.
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary, to Visit Guantánamo Bay
Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation.
GOP lawmakers push Trump to recognize West Bank as Israeli territory
Republicans sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to change U.S. policy and recognize the West Bank as Israeli territory
White House pushes back on report claiming some canceled DOGE contracts won’t save taxpayers money
The Associated Press assessed that nearly 40% of the contracts canceled by the Trump administration won't save the government money.
Supreme Court tosses conviction and death sentence of Oklahoma inmate, orders new trial
The Supreme Court has tossed out the murder conviction and death sentence of Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, ordering a new trial.
Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
State Election Officials Seek to Avert Deeper Cuts
The National Association of Secretaries of State, normally reluctant to wade into partisan politics, has asked the homeland security secretary to preserve election security programs.