Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—As 200,000 Recent Hires Could Be Affected
Thousands of employees at federal public health agencies will reportedly be fired Friday, as the Trump administration ...
The latest on Trump’s immigration crackdown — and the reality of limited resources
Latino Republican lawmakers who approve of Trump are toeing a fine line between supporting his immigration crackdown and ...
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Tax cut talk continues as Board of Equalization certifies slightly higher FY 2026 projections
The Oklahoma Legislature now has its FY 2026 projections after the Board of Equalization approved appropriation percentages ...
To pay for tax cuts, the GOP’s budget plan goes full Scrooge
Republican politicians plan to take food and health care away from the poor to subsidize tax cuts for the rich. That might ...
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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How Democrats Can Fight Back
Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis”—Democrats need a political organizing strategy.
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The three most likely ways Republicans will try to cut Medicaid
Trump and his allies have little choice but to market large Medicaid savings as only harmless belt-tightening and reducing waste. Don't believe them.
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Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much and too little, according to AP-NORC poll
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs ...
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Americans think the government spends too much; here's what it actually spends
According to polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, U.S adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key issues and programs. But conversely – and the ...
To extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, Republicans seek to overlook the cost
As congressional Republicans try to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, some are considering an unusual plan to ...
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 ...
House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and steep spending reductions
The Republican-led Budget Committee approved a sweeping proposal to unlock Trump's agenda, sending it to the full House.