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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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.
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
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."
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.
National Weather Service, FEMA start hurricane season under a cloud
The season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Senators: It’s time to reclaim your relevance
And so it was last month with House passage, by a vote of 215-214, of HR 1, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act," with all the usual self-congratulatory huzzahs without a hint of awareness of the historical
Congressional agencies look for boost amid government downsizing
"As both a political scientist and someone with experience as a staffer, I can confidently say that I know Congress can best execute its Article 1 responsibilities only when it adequately invests in its
A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate
The Senate panel’s directions are to find at least $1 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years, far less than the $230 billion that the House Agriculture Committee was directed to find.
Checking the math on White House, GOP claims about ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The House passed HR 1, dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on May 22 after an all-night session. The vote was 215-214, with two Republicans voting against it.