Tag: trump
Pentagon Deploys Additional 3,000 Troops to Southern Border Amid Immigration Crackdown
Around 2,400 soldiers from a Stryker brigade combat team and 500 soldiers from an aviation brigade will join troops already there. Strykers are armor [...]
Trump Administration’s Budget Cuts Threaten Domestic Violence Support Programs
Advocates warn that any cuts to grant money would disproportionately harm marginalized communities. | Ted S. Warren/AP
The Trump administration’s [...]
Senate Republicans Push Back Against House Budget Plan: Key Changes Needed
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, shown above in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, called the House-approved budget a "a first step in what will be a long [...]
Republicans and Democrats Clash Over Federal Spending as Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26. | Pool via AP
The battle over federal spending is escalatin [...]
Government Shutdown Threat Grows as Trump, Musk Clash With Democrats Over Federal Spending
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) is seen at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 18, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
A government shutdown is looming as Republican [...]
Trump Administration Cuts $60 Billion in Foreign Aid, Eliminating 90% of USAID Contracts
Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesda [...]
VA Halts Planned Contract Cuts Amid Fears of Harm to Veterans’ Care
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following widespread concerns that [...]
Elon Musk Orders Federal Employees to Share Weekly Accomplishments or Face Dismissal
A lack of response, Elon Musk said, “will be taken as a resignation.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO
Elon Musk's Controversial Order for Federal Employe [...]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Takes Control of Health and Human Services Amid Radical Changes
New HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands with his wife Cheryl Hines prior to being sworn in at the White House on Feb. 13. | Jason Andrew for P [...]
New York City Sues Trump Administration Over $80 Million Withdrawal Amid Controversy
Friday’s suit marks a rare instance of public opposition to the Republican White House from a Democratic mayor who has gone to great lengths to avoid [...]
