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
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,
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.
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
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
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.
Trump, GOP prep next chapter in spending cuts agenda
Committee markups scheduled next week, President Donald Trump’s budget office is expected to deliver as soon as Friday supplemental information on agency budget requests for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Sweeping budget package passes House after weeks of arm-twisting
They forced a 20-hour session debating the bill and amendments in the House Rules Committee, in a meeting that started at 1 a.m. Wednesday.
GOP budget vote goes down to the wire amid conservative pushback
Nine hours after the 1 a.m. start of the meeting, the various committee chairs and ranking members with jurisdiction over the reconciliation bill were still testifying.
Senate appropriators grill Kennedy on biomedical research
Durbin, D-Ill., asked Kennedy if he knew the No. 1 cause of preventable death in America, a reference to tobacco, which has been at the top in the U.S. for decades.
Rare Disease Patients Await Congressional Action on Life-Saving Treatments
It would cost less than 1% of projected savings from the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to enact ORPHAN Cures.
Trump is running for reelection (right now)
He hosted or attended $1 million-a-head fundraisers for MAGA Inc., a super PAC that supports him, in March and April, as part of an effort to raise as much as $500 million this summer to "push his agenda
Trump pushes back against the judges who rule against him
Levitt, the constitutional law scholar, pointed to an instance on the campaign trail in which Trump said he would not be a dictator "other than Day 1" of his new administration.
House Republicans voice concern over DOE nuclear, research cuts
Fleischmann told Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday that he wanted to see more money in fiscal 2026 for the Office of Science, a sharp contrast to the administration’s request for a cut of more than $1