Democrats vow to oppose homeland security money, increasing shutdown chance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security…
House moves to finish government funding bills as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will look to pass this year’s final tranche of spending bills on Thursday,…
Highlights from final FY 2026 spending bills
Congressional appropriators are one step closer to reaching a comprehensive spending deal for the rest of the fiscal…
Highlights from latest spending bills
Congressional appropriators are seeking less aggressive budget cuts for the IRS than what the Trump administration has proposed.…
US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug…
SNAP uncertainty deepens as shutdown fight reaches a crisis point
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to…
Senate Democrats ready to reject government funding bill again over health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill…
WIC program gets Trump tariff money to run during shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received…
Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
Firefighters detained by Border Patrol during Olympic Peninsula blaze
SEATTLE (AP) — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington…
Education Dept. funding released for after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs,…