Chaos, confusion spread as federal workers face mass layoffs
The White House and OPM declined to say Friday how many probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
President Donald Trump is approaching his one-month mark in office, and his scorched-earth approach to the executive branch has split New Jersey’s ...
DOGE Gets Mixed Reviews From Conservatives Who Have Long Wanted Major Budget Cuts
Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: low migration, Guantánamo buildup, Congress spending bill, Venezuela deportation
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See ...
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump ...
Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson's budget
Speaker Mike Johnson has cleared a major hurdle toward unlocking the massive, party-line bill he’s pursuing to enact President Donald Trump’s vast domestic agenda. Now he’s got more jumping to do. On ...
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Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Pledge to Stop NIH Cuts That Threaten OHSU
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) called the cuts “illegal and unconstitutional” because they defied the will of Congress, which holds ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...