Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed budget cut
"I think there should be more resources devoted to the Article 1 branch of the Constitution." The reduction is not final.
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Major insurers pledge to improve preauthorization
Insurers would also reduce the number of services subject to prior authorization requirements by Jan. 1, 2026, and ensure continuity for patients who are changing insurance plans.
Houston, we still have a problem: Shuttle move blocked by ‘Byrd rule’
Included in the Senate package is $1 billion for NASA infrastructure improvements at several "manned spaceflight centers" — incidentally all in GOP-leaning states, a fact not lost on panel Democrats who
With extreme heat ahead, US readiness appears to be on ice
A recent study by the center estimated that there are health care costs of $1 billion a year for hospital admissions and emergency room visits for treatment of heat stroke, heat exhaustion and other heat-related
Trump orders strikes on Iran nuclear targets, including key facility
"Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror," Trump said in a White House address, flanked
Roll Call goes platinum
More than a year before Roll Call started publishing, Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire in the House gallery on March 1, 1954, injuring five members of the House.
Amid change, Roll Call endures
We were spending more time on MySpace than LinkedIn, and Season 1 of "The Apprentice" hadn’t aired yet. While my role at Roll Call has evolved over the years, there have been a few consistent themes.
DHS tightens protocol for lawmaker visits to immigration facilities
Those conditions are: "1) an emergency arises; 2) the safety, security, and orderly operations of the facility are potentially jeopardized; 3) any violation(s) of this Protocol occur; 4) any other identified
As MAGA base grows anxious, Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader is ‘easy target’
In response to a list of written questions sent to White House and national security officials, a senior administration official wrote in an email sent just before 1 p.m.
Senate’s spectrum proposal raises aviation safety question
the aviation sector and wireless providers to ensure that radio signals from newly activated wireless telecommunications systems coexist safely with flight operations in the U.S. until at least Jan. 1,
CBO: GOP budget bill would take from the poor, give to the rich
Households in the middle of the income distribution would see their resources increase as well, but not by as much — $500 to $1000, or less than 1 percent annually, the analysis said. Rep. Brendan F.
House adopts fixes to keep ‘big, beautiful bill’ filibuster-proof
The same provision is in the emerging Senate bill, but with a key stipulation: that the money couldn’t be obligated until March 1, after the treaty is set to expire.
Trump mulls rare use of Insurrection Act over Los Angeles protests
"The No. 1 job of government is to protect the citizenry from foreign threats and domestic threats," Johnson said. Johnson said he would like to see California Gov.
Senate Banking would zero out CFPB funding in reconciliation
The panel must contribute at least $1 billion in budget savings over 10 years under the budget resolution.
In the Spotlight: Roger Wicker
The Mississippi Republican called the bill "a start," but rejected the notion that the administration’s proposed $1 trillion fiscal 2026 defense budget — a plan that hinges the bulk of its Defense Department
CBO: Debt limit ‘X-date’ likely not until mid-August at earliest
The CBO in March estimated the Treasury’s cash on hand and ability to borrow could be exhausted by Aug. 1.
House eyes cuts to DC’s autonomy as local budget fix gathers dust
After Congress cut Washington, D.C.’s, budget by over $1 billion in March, Speaker Mike Johnson said he wanted to pass a bill to restore the spending "as quickly as possible."
Underdog Dems look to snap congressional baseball drought
The team has been working out every day that Congress has been in session since March 1. "I’ve coached these guys to just do the basics, and they’re really good at the basics," said Williams.
With high-speed rail stuck in the station, Brightline still moving
The first Trump administration in 2019 terminated a federal agreement to provide nearly $1 billion after the authority "failed to make reasonable progress on the project," the administration said in a
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’
He started at NIH on April 1, the day many workers at NIH and other agencies were told they were fired.