Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a...
Several Republicans have broken with their party and voted for Democratic amendments are part of a marathon series of votes Friday night. None of the Democratic amendments have passed, but Democrats went into the vote series, known as a vote-a-rama, with the goal of putting GOP lawmakers in a bind on tough issues. The amendment...
Over half of Americans, 52 percent, disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the economy, marking a 12 percent uptick from his approval in October 2024. In a survey a published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, just a quarter of people said they approve of Trump's handling of the economy during his first 100...
The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) terminated staff members in the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance on Friday ahead of a larger slated reduction in force according to multiple reports. IRS officials announced they would be eliminating the office dedicated to preventing discrimination in an email to staff after firing roughly 130 of its employees,...
Senate Republicans on Friday backed an amendment to their budget resolution aimed at protecting Medicare and Medicaid. The amendment, which passed 51-48 and was proposed by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.), was the first brought forward as part of the vote-a-rama ahead of a final vote on the bill that will serve as a blueprint for...
{beacon} {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Energy considers 40 percent of its staff nonessential The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential — meaning these people could be on the chopping block — as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal...
President Trump on Friday shared a video that showed a U.S. attack on Houthi rebels as the administration continues its daily attacks on the terrorist organization.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will visit Panama next week for meetings with the country's leaders, following remarks from President Donald Trump about potentially acquiring the Panama Canal.