Republicans May End Student Loan Forgiveness, Healthcare Subsidies In Tax Cut Bill
Among the many items that are being evaluated for cuts are several student loan forgiveness and relief programs, as well as ...
House conservative hardliners demand two-bill approach to Trump’s agenda, more than $540B in cuts
The GOP proposals include repealing President Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, cutting funding for the IRS, adding work ...
GOP leaders stare down legislative minefield after Trump’s Day 1 blitz
President Trump made a big splash with dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, but now comes the hard part: ...
How the Debt Could Hamstring Trump’s Agenda
Republicans are hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s expensive plans while avoiding a freakout on Wall Street.
Congress gives Trump deja vu with standoff over second-term agenda
Donald Trump won’t be sworn in until Monday, but he is already playing referee to an intraparty dispute over how to pass his ...
House Freedom Caucus draws battle lines on reconciliation fight after presenting plan to Trump
FIRST ON FOX: The conservative House Freedom Caucus has released a proposal for Republicans' planned conservative policy ...
Freedom Caucus details spending cuts in push for ‘rapid adoption’ of Trump agenda
The proposal comes in contrast to what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republicans who have advocated for a single reconciliation package.
This year’s debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military
But that record was threatened in the Republican-led House of Representatives on July 14, 2023, when members passed the US$886 billion bill by a 219-210 mostly party-line vote. Reflecting the current ...
US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
The Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills while Congress ...
If Congress doesn’t work better, our self-government is at stake. Here’s one solution | Opinion
Some partisans want to rule, not govern, but getting back to the process of committees working on major legislation and ...
House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March
Congress on Thursday passed legislation to keep the federal government open into March, approving the third stopgap spending ...
Area legislators want to see responsible spending in budget, bonding bill for area projects and other priorities
By Sarah Stultz and Eric Johnson It's been a tense start to the legislative session, but local representatives say they still ...