Senate passes ‘fix’ to avert DC budget cuts
The senator voted Friday to pass the law to prevent cuts in DC's local budget after city officials warned that the district was facing a $1 billion hit under a suspended government funding bill approved at the Senate moment. The bill allowed districts to continue operating in the 2025 budget, which was adopted, and was […]
‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump
Senate Republicans haven't looked at their colleagues in the house to cut spending to pay Trump's tax cut extension in 2017. GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee met with President Trump on Thursday to try to reach the same page on tax and spending issues after the House passed a budget resolution after it […]
W.Va. Republican's bill would ban visas for Chinese students
Freshman Rep. Riley Moore (RW.Va.) supports a law that prohibits all Chinese citizens from obtaining student visas. A bill called a halt to sought out Chinese communists by establishing intellectual protection measures in the Academy Act (suspending the CCP Visa Act), would block the threat of Chinese students who spy on the US government or […]
Dozens of House Democrats pen letters to Schumer urging him to reject CR
Dozens of House Democrats signed a pair of letters on Friday to Senate minority leader Chuck Schuner (DN.Y.), urging them to oppose the House GOP's government funding bill as Upper Chamber prepares to vote in key procedural votes on the measure. The Full Court press has announced that Schumer will come the day after the […]
IRS to pause modernization efforts under Trump
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended operational overhauls launched during the Biden administration and plans to make changes to the workforce, the Treasury Secretary said in a call with a reporter on Friday. Treasury officials said U.S. tax collection agencies have the opportunity to put in a strategic suspension on modernization efforts. Officials have […]
Trump tariffs push consumer sentiment to lowest level since 2022
President Trump's escalating trade war has shaking economic confidence among Americans across the political spectrum. Survey results Released on Friday. Preliminary results show that the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index plummeted from 10.5% to 57.9. This was the lowest level in the index since November 2022, falling to 56.7 amid steep inflation and aggressive […]
Tesla says it is 'exposed' to retaliatory tariffs
Tesla warned US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer that electric vehicle companies and other American exporters are “essentially exposed” to retaliatory fees collected in response to people from the Trump administration. “Tesla recognizes and supports the importance of fair trade, but the assessment made by USTR of potential actions to correct unfair trade should also […]
White House ‘not going to cut Social Security:’ LaCivita
The White House won't cut Social Security, President Trump's 2024 co-campaign manager Chris Lacivita said in a new interview in response to questions about the need to look into the eligibility spending of tech billionaire Elon Musk. “They are not going to cut Social Security. They are not going to cut Medicare, they just aren't. […]
60 percent of Americans feel trapped in their jobs
Burnout is the highest ever for Americans. That's what a study by learning platform Moodle found that 66% of workers suffer. This is a rapid rise in burnout reported since last year. 2024, 14th Annual Aflac Workforces Report It was found that 33% of employees experience high levels of stress. this year, Moodle says24% of […]
Trump’s battle with Washington law firm Perkins Coie, explained
The fight between President Trump and a well-known Washington law firm has undergone a new shift this week as a judge stepped in to suspend Trump's actions. The controversy began when Trump targeted the company's Perkins Koy in an executive order. But all aspects agree that this issue is much broader. For critics, Trump is […]