Tag: Congress
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow Trump to withhold foreign aid
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the president to withhold billions of dollars in…
Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War…
DC braces for funding fight in Congress amid Trump crackdown
The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to…
fresh Democratic faces seek office to prevent their party from ‘sleepwalking into dystopia’
Earlier this year, Liam Elkind seized an opportunity to ask his longtime congressman, Jerry Nadler, what everyday New…
Justice Department won’t defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges…
From Fort Worth to McAllen, Texans could lose clout in Washington if GOP changes political lines
For the last decade, southeast Fort Worth has been represented in Congress by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, a…
The unusual GOP alliance pushing earmarks in this fall’s funding fight
Vulnerable incumbents and deficit hard-liners are joining forces in an unlikely partnership, pushing House GOP leaders to put…
Utah Rep. Maloy holds summit to take aim at federal permitting
Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, talks with Emy Lesofski, director of the Utah Office of Energy Development, after a…
Trump suggests going around Congress to maintain federal control of D.C. police
It’s been a few days since Donald Trump announced he’s deploying National Guard troops to D.C. streets and…
There is a concern in D.C. about crime, but how Trump is handling it is the problem
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would ask Congress for an extension of the federalization of…
DC Mayor Bowser walks delicate line with Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position
NEW YORK (AP) — As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump's…
‘The goal is to bully us’
In May, the Arizona representative Yassamin Ansari toured a detention facility where immigrants rounded up as part of…