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Eschewing a long-standing practice, Trump’s budget director is calling for a more partisan path to funding the government ahead of a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
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WVTM Channel 13 on MSNAlabama Public Television's future uncertain after House signs federal bill to cut fundingAlabama Public Television's future uncertain after House signs federal bill to cut funding Donald Trump suffers major legal loss in "deep state" war A majority of Americans are making a big mistake when it comes to long-term care Body camera footage shows a flash mob of teens taking over an Illinois pool
Early in the morning on July 18, the House voted 216–213 to pass a bill that will rescind federal funding to NPR and PBS, a move that the organizations said will negatively impact listeners who rely on them for emergency alerts during natural disasters,
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New York Magazine on MSNWhy Trump Keeps Clawing Back SpendingMaybe he truly hates social spending. Maybe he’s promised clawbacks to fiscal hawks. Maybe he wants Democrats to shut down the government. Stay tuned.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4, includes a one-year moratorium on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood that took effect immediately.
Legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would preserve nearly all of the NSF’s funding.
President Donald Trump is one step closer to having Congress officially sign off on a slice of his Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans agreed TK DATE to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
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The New Republic on MSNTrump Frantically Scrambles to Drum Up Support for His Next BillTexas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has long faced accusations of infidelity and corruption. Senator Paxton blamed the split squarely on her husband’s cheating, while the attorney general blamed the split on “the pressures of countless political attacks.”