
Congress’ Chambers Jockey for Control as Critical Deadlines Loom
The honeymoon period of united GOP government under President Donald Trump is fading fast as House and Senate Republicans increasingly butt heads on major legislative priorities.

The honeymoon period of united GOP government under President Donald Trump is fading fast as House and Senate Republicans increasingly butt heads on major legislative priorities.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are pushing legislation to extend enhanced Obamacare tax credits for two years with some restrictions, adding to the wide range of proposals to address the threat of rising premiums next year.

The provision in the massive tax-and-spending law means spaceports can issue tax-exempt bonds to fund infrastructure projects, much like municipal authorities do to build airports and highways.
In this video, we look at how the current budgeting process is supposed to work and the way it actually plays out most of the time, and try to answer why it's so hard for the federal government to fulfill one of its most basic functions: funding itself on time.
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Texas and its Republican leaders asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a GOP-drawn congressional map in a clash that could determine which party controls the House after next year’s midterm election.
Mobile gaming app company Jam City Inc. has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties for allegedly failing to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.
Facilities that are part of the steel production process can now temporarily avoid compliance with hazardous air pollutant rules under an executive proclamation handed down Friday.
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Salmon hatchery programs in the Lower Columbia River Basin actively harm threatened salmon species, and the National Marine Fisheries Service unlawfully funds these activities groups allege in a lawsuit filed Friday.
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said the House is likely to address the looming expiration of tax credits for the Affordable Care Act.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said the House is likely to address the looming expiration of tax credits for the Affordable Care Act.
Some federal employees who are required to work during a government shutdown would receive immediate pay and benefits under
Congressional defense leaders are working to produce a compromise version of the fiscal 2026 national defense authorization measure by Thanksgiving.
The Department of Homeland Security tripled its ad spending in fiscal 2025 compared to the year before, leading to record contract obligations for the agency as it implements President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
Texas and its Republican leaders asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a GOP-drawn congressional map in a clash that could determine which party controls the House after next year’s midterm election.
New York has followed California to become the 23rd state to adopt licensing reforms meant to expand access to accounting careers with a shorter timeline to qualify for the CPA credential.
Mobile gaming app company Jam City Inc. has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties for allegedly failing to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.
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THREE PROMINENT GOP GOVERNORS — Arkansas’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Utah’s Spencer Cox, and Florida’s Ron DeSantis — criticized a prospective White House executive order to preempt state-level AI regulations.
A New York law that requires applicants for a concealed-carry gun license to undergo 18 hours of firearms training is likely constitutional and can continue to be enforced, the Second Circuit said Friday.