The House speaker plans to work the weekend to update the proposal. Members of the House majority concluded a three-hour negotiation meeting on Thursday, negotiating the details of…
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Members of Congress Claim Legislative Authority Over USAID
Secretary of state currently acting director of the humanitarian aid agency. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was an agency authorized by Congress, and certain members sent a…
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CDC Ordered to Cease Collaboration with WHO
The policy shift comes after President Trump’s withdrawal from the entity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been immediately directed to end all collaboration with…
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President Trump Reinstates Mexico City Policy and Enforces Hyde Amendment
The long-standing policy blocked taxpayer funding of abortion. President Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy, barring the sending of taxpayer funds to foreign non-governmental agencies that support…
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Education Department Responds to Nation’s Report Card
President Trump issues executive order on school choice. The U.S. Department of Education responded to the public release of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), also known…
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Senator Announces Subpoenas Targeting U.S. Funding in COVID-19 Origins
Federal legislators continue to pursue the Wuhan lab leak. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee subpoenaed 14 agencies with ties to a lab in China that…
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Secretary of State Issues Humanitarian Waivers to Foreign Assistance Freeze
He says the waivers “continue life-saving humanitarian assistance programs.“ Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an emergency humanitarian waiver to President Trump’s temporary foreign assistance pause for the…
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White House Budget Office Rescinds Temporary Federal Financial Aid Freeze
A federal judge had blocked the move before it went into effect on Tuesday. The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its two-page memo ordering all federal…
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Transportation Secretary Confirmed by Senate
All minority members voted against the nominee in protest of President Trump’s federal spending freeze. The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the new Secretary of Transportation on Tuesday,…
Read MoreState Department Halts Foreign Aid for Comprehensive Review
Secretary Rubio pauses all foreign assistance to ensure alignment with U.S. interests under the president’s agenda. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a pause on all U.S. foreign…
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