US Senate confirms McMahon as education secretary, as Trump pushes to shut down department
The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed ...
Trump hits pause on U.S. aid to Ukraine ahead of his speech to Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that he believes he will be able to salvage his relationship with the ...
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DOGE Cuts Add Layers of Complexity to Government Funding Negotiations Amid Shutdown Concerns
Republican leaders in Congress are grappling with a challenging dilemma as they approach a crucial deadline to fund the ...
US Government shutdown looms as Donald Trump, Congress clash over spending ahead of March 14 deadline
US Congress remains deadlocked over a government funding deal with the March 14 deadline approaching. While some lawmakers ...
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Tumwater community members shut down school board meeting in protest of trans girls sports ban
The Tumwater School District board of directors voted Feb. 27 to ban trans girls from playing for girls’ sports teams. The ...
Senate Democrats slam Social Security job cuts, attack Musk calling it 'Ponzi scheme'
Asked about the Biden-appointed former Social Security commissioner Martin O'Malley's recent prediction that a system collapse and an interruption of benefits could come within the next 30-90 days, ...
Negotiations to avert a shutdown sputter as disputes over DOGE cuts persist
Trump and congressional leaders have lost hope in a full government funding deal and pivoted toward a stopgap bill for the ...
Trump’s speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump arrives this week on Capitol Hill to deliver a speech to Congress, a coequal branch ...
Speaker Mike Johnson readies for government shutdown fight as Democrats hold out for concessions
Congress has until 11:59 p.m. March 14 to pass a measure to keep the government operating at full throttle — and there's no ...
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As Trump prepares to address Congress, here’s how he’s testing the boundary of his authority
As legal cases mount, more than 100 so far challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s actions, the Republican ...