Senate Republican chair challenges Trump over emergency funding move
Susan Collins (R-Maine), the head of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and her Democratic counterpart are ...
Susan Collins clashes with Trump on spending cut
President Donald Trump informed the U.S. Congress Monday that he was withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized ...
Lawmakers warn Trump he can't 'pick and choose' what to spend from funding bill
Trump contends Congress sets limits on what to fund and he can spend less, but lawmakers say he can't 'pick and choose' ...
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'We are all guessing': Former CFPB attorney from B-N says future is uncertain under new leadership
Wesley Ward, an Illinois State University alum from Bloomington-Normal, worked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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CFPB vacates Townstone settlement, citing bureau misconduct
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked a federal judge to vacate and set aside a settlement against a Chicago ...
Here's what it would take to privatize the National Weather Service
Recent government cuts have raised questions about whether President Donald Trump's administration will aim to dismantle and ...
Democrats call for hearing with Musk on DOGE operations, funding
A group of Democrats are calling for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee to hold a hearing “as soon as ...
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I Have No Patience for Politco’s Spineless Coverage of the Project 2025 Mastermind
It was a bloodless examination of how well Elon Musk and Project 2025 mastermind Russell Vought are working an “outside-inside” strategy to destroy the federal government. Musk, the impulsive ...
Trump turns to Congress as White House faces legal setbacks
Trump's executive agenda has stalled in the courts, but Congress could enact legislation that would be more difficult to ...