Biden Announces $225 Million in Aid to Ukraine, Apologizes for Funding Delay
President Joe Biden offered a forceful defense of democracy Friday in a speech in Pointe du Hoc, France, where U.S. Army Rangers doggedly battled...
House Republicans Speed Toward a New Spending Fight
House Republicans are speeding ahead with plans to pass spending bills for fiscal year 2025 on an aggressive timetable — and in a fashion that sets up...
Biden’s New Border Clampdown Faces Legal, Funding Challenges
Saying that Republicans “have left me no choice,” President Joe Biden issued an executive order today that would bar most migrants entering between...
Biden Threatens to Veto Military Construction and VA Spending Bill
The White House said Monday that President Joe Biden would veto the House version of a bill funding military construction and the Department of...
Powerful GOP Senator Calls for Massive Surge in Defense Spending
The U.S. accounts for about 40% of all defense spending in the world, but one leading Republican lawmaker is warning that isn’t enough to counter the...
House Republicans Kick Off 2025 Spending Fight
As the House starts work on fiscal year 2025 spending bills, the Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved an overarching GOP plan for divvying up...
Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Bill in the Senate
The Senate on Thursday failed for a second time to advance a border bill that would expand presidential power to restrict immigration, reduce the...
SNAP Benefits Fail to Cover Food Costs Almost Everywhere in the US: Analysis
SNAP benefits, more commonly known as food stamps, were too low to help families afford food across most of the country last year, according to a new...
Biden Announces Another $7.7 Billion in Student Loan Cancelation
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is canceling another $7.7 billion in student loans held by 160,000 borrowers. The latest round of...
Senate Heads for Another Doomed Vote on Bipartisan Border Bill
Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer are rapidly approaching, but on Capitol Hill, the season of messaging bills is already in full swing...