Republicans Plot New Path Out of DHS Shutdown Fight
Congress is back after a two-week recess, and it has plenty to do, though resolving the Department of Homeland Security funding fight isn’t on the...
Facing Financial Crisis, USPS Suspends Pension Contributions
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will temporarily suspend its contributions to an employee pension plan to conserve cash as it faces a...
Trump Admin May Slash Iran War Funding Request: Report
The Pentagon told the White House last month that it wants more than $200 billion in supplemental funding to help pay for the war with Iran and...
House Freedom Caucus Rejects GOP Leaders’ Plan to Fund DHS
Republican congressional leaders announced a deal last Wednesday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, except for its immigration enforcement...
Op-Ed of the Day: Petrodollar in Trouble
In an op-ed Tuesday, Bloomberg columnist Aaron Brown argues that the war in the Middle East has broken the petrodollar system, a major part of the...
Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion in Defense Spending
President Trump wants to increase defense spending by hundreds of billions of dollars in fiscal year 2027, for a total of $1.5 trillion, according to...
What Deal? House Republicans Punt on DHS Funding
It looks like the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security will continue at least until next week, and probably longer. Early Thursday morning...
Republicans Announce Deal to Fund Homeland Security, End Shutdown
Republican leaders in Congress said Wednesday that they have agreed to move ahead on a Senate bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security...
Judge Halts Construction of Trump’s Ballroom
Although President Trump has plenty on his plate these days, he always seems to find the time to discuss a favorite topic: his plan to build a big...
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Cuts to Public Media
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Trump’s effort to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service...