Democrats boycott vote for Trump’s Office of Management and Budget nominee
Though the Senate Budget Committee only requires 11 members to be present for votes, the boycott of the vote to approve Russ ...
What a federal exodus could mean for oil permits
Legal experts predict that the new administration is likely to lose its fight, which stems from an Office of Management and Budget memo Monday announcing a freeze on federal grants and loans, ...
Trump Team Considers Treasury or Budget Office to Oversee CFPB
The Trump administration is poised to oust Biden-era appointee Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is considering either the Treasury Department or the White House ...
White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...
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Lawmakers worry federal worker ‘buyout’ could stymie energy projects
A senior Republican said she asked a top Trump aide to keep agencies sufficiently staffed to avoid impacts on permitting.
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UPDATED: Federal freeze on grant spending rescinded
If a halt on federal payments that was blocked by a Washington, D.C. judge Tuesday is reinitiated, officials in Macomb County ...
Commerce pick Lutnick defends tariffs, funding freeze
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for Commerce Department head, told senators Wednesday he'll crack down on those who treat the ...
Duffy confirmed as Transportation secretary, backlash to loans pause: Live updates
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political ...
Live updates: Judge halts Trump’s funding freeze as administration offers buyouts to federal workers
Watch live as Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI ...
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Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president’s first impeachment
That relationship is raising questions among some senators about whether the nominee will follow the law if confirmed.
Defense Department, NIH collaborating on ‘cruel’ dog experiments with ‘problematic’ Chinese labs, GOP lawmakers and watchdog say
Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up ...
Judge blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze for loans, grants
A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on federal funding until at least Feb. 3 after the ...