Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Wednesday pushed back on new analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concluding President Trump's massive tax and immigration bill could add $2.5 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee met with three federal judges on Wednesday over concerns about threats and the safety of the judiciary in the wake of President Trump and his allies criticizing judges who block his agenda.
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the government violated the "due process" rights of illegal immigrants when it speedily ousted them to El Salvador's terrorist prison, and he ordered the government to belatedly allow them to challenge those deportations that have already been carried out.
The Brown University student who faced discipline for asking thousands of administrators how they spend their workday took his fight against bureaucratic excess in education Thursday to Congress.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought asked Congress for an additional $17 million in taxpayer funds for his agency on Wednesday while simultaneously advocating for aggressive cuts to other parts of the federal government.
Firearm manufacturers and Second Amendment advocacy groups are flexing their muscle to push for more pro-gun measures in the GOP reconciliation bill being considered by the Senate.
President Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions to the US from several countries identified as high-risk due to terrorism, visa overstays, or lack of security cooperation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Trump's nomination of two military officials to lead key commands for CENTCOM in Florida and AFRICOM in Germany.
Federal officials are challenging Texas' 2001 law that removes immigration status as a factor for in-state tuition eligibility, arguing it conflicts with federal requirements.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Trump's spending package addressing tax policy, immigration and other issues would add $3 trillion to primary deficits over 10 years.
