Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key role for Trump’s trade agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a ...
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special ...
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Leaders of House Armed Services Committee ask military services to list potential funding cuts
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee are calling on the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force to ...
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Government Spent Epstein Funds on Vendor Payments, Vexing Legislature
Leadership from Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s financial team appeared before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday with nine days of ...
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Indiana Senate passes Medicaid, HIP overhaul despite concerns about access, coverage
Indiana lawmakers want to address rising Medicaid costs in the state budget by overhauling the state’s Medicaid expansion ...
Senate Republicans push ahead with $340 billion budget bill that funds Trump’s deportations, border wall
Senate Republicans pushed ahead late Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a $340 billion package to give the Trump ...
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Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities
A day ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s annual budget address today, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to ...
Senate GOP pushes ahead with budget bill that funds Trump’s mass deportations and border wall
Senate Republicans have pushed ahead on a scaled-back budget bill. On a party-line vote late Tuesday, 50-47, they agreed to ...
US Senate Republicans look to advance part of Trump agenda this week
U.S. Senate Republicans aim to vote this week on their own plan to advance President Donald Trump's agenda on border security ...
Battle of the chambers: Trump budget test vote cleared in Senate as House GOP lags behind
The Senate maneuvered past a procedural hurdle on its preferred Trump budget bill after leapfrogging the House Republicans, who were expected to take the lead on the process.
Senate GOP ready to advance slimmer budget blueprint
The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday towards passage of a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy ...
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NC Senate leader dismisses concerns that tax cuts could create 'fiscal cliff'
Senate leader Phil Berger said Tuesday he’s not concerned by a projected $823 million drop in state revenue in 2026.