Congressional casework is hard. The shutdown is making it harder
Schumer for the funding stalemate that began Oct. 1.
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WIC becomes a political football in shutdown
Most federal operations stopped after Sept. 30 because Congress failed to pass funding legislation for the 2026 fiscal year that began Oct. 1.Â
White House tells agencies to prep mass layoffs for shutdown
President Donald Trump’s budget office plans to advise federal program managers to fire employees whose paychecks are financed by annual appropriations if a partial government shutdown begins Oct. 1, rather
Ted Cruz looks to advance Trump AI strategy with new framework
But the provision was unpopular on both sides of the aisle and senators voted to remove it during floor consideration, 99-1.
Life after Congress: Earl Pomeroy has no regrets about his career-defining vote
Rule No. 1: Don’t lobby for something you don’t believe in, he said. "The public policy issues that I worked on, I aligned with 100 percent," he said.
With ‘big’ bill in rearview, Trump doesn’t have a new to-do list for Congress
A July 9 deadline on Sunday became an Aug. 1 target — it was earlier set for April 9.Â
Supreme Court allows Trump mass layoffs to move forward
The order directed the Office of Management and Budget to create a 4 to 1 departure to hiring ratio across the federal government and directed federal agencies to initiate "large scale reductions in force
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.
Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas enters Senate race in New Hampshire
It highlighted an internal survey taken last month that found Republicans holding a 1-point advantage over Democrats on the generic ballot and having stronger enthusiasm for GOP candidates than Democrats
Republicans win Florida special elections, helping pad House margin
Campaign filings show that Weil’s campaign raked in contributions totaling more than $9 million through March 12, outraising Fine by roughly 10 to 1.
Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress
"As an example, not long ago — and you can’t even believe these numbers — 1 in 10,000 children had autism. 1 in 10,000. And now it’s 1 in 36. There’s something wrong. 1 in 36 — think of it.Â
‘Nothing I can say to make them happy’: Trump and Democrats face off during raucous speech
When Trump’s speech began to approach, and then exceed, the record length of 1 hour and 28 minutes for a president’s address to a joint session of Congress set by Bill Clinton in 2000, more Democrats made
Senate GOP prepares to move on two-step budget package
Scalise suggested GOP leaders were moving closer to locking in a promise of $1 trillion in spending cuts as part of the package.
Trump directive on grants spurs uncertainty for health programs
The freeze could also apply to hundreds of other programs funded by HHS, which is the largest grantmaking agency in the federal government, making up a large portion of the more than $1 trillion the federal
Trump moves to roll back Biden diversity initiatives
According to the Census Bureau, about 1 percent of Americans identify themselves as transgender. The order also included text seeking legislation that would codify the order.
Reconciliation debate to test ‘tax cuts for the rich’ narrative
Extending the individual cuts for all income levels would cost $4.2 trillion from 2026 to 2035, with the top 1 percent by household income — starting at $743,000 for a family of two — taking home about