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This week, the chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), where I teach, was summoned to testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, alongside top ad… ...
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Some lawmakers are calling for new ethics rules that would bar the president from issuing or owning digital assets, such as cryptocurrency.
In voting for President Trump’s cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.
As Brazil gears up to lead COP30, its Congress pushes the worst environmental setback in 40 years.
While the America Party is getting off the ground, Musk can focus on creating a faction in Congress comprised of America Party members he can elect in the 2026 midterms, along with America-aligned ...
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.
Lawmakers who are aligned politically with the president are increasingly voting in line with the chief executive. Doing otherwise could cost them on Election Day.
With Social Security trust funds estimated to run out in less than a decade, some Americans wonder if Congress will step in to stabilize benefits. Richard Johnson, senior fellow at the Urban ...
Republicans in Congress have officially passed Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is expected to kick millions off Medicaid.
Republicans in Congress pushed through the largest Medicaid cuts in history, a move advocates say will inevitably shrink services for people with disabilities across the nation.
What does the Big Beautiful Bill say about tax on overtime and tips? The final version of the bill will allow workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips and up to $12,500 ($25,000 in the case of a ...