Here's Where Federal Government Layoffs Will Hurt The Most
Key Takeaways Ongoing layoffs of federal workers would hurt the economies of Washington, D.C., and its outlying suburbs the ...
Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year
New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal ...
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Wait, What? Federal Spending Is UP Under Trump
According to The Associated Press, backlash to cuts is exactly why the Trump administration is using DOGE, which is not an ...
DOGE says it’s saved the federal government $115 billion. Experts say the figures don’t stack up.
DOGE says it's saved the federal government $115 billion. However, the team's claims have consistently included inaccuracies ...
Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle
Democrats are livid at the Trump administration's slash-and-burn changes to the federal government, and they're under intense pressure from their constituents to fight back. But they also fear the ...
Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...
What a potential government shutdown means for Hampton Roads residents
The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown if a stopgap funding bill isn’t passed on Thursday. When lawmakers fail ...
Mass. budget observers warn against ‘preemptive panic’ amid federal funding threats
Massachusetts budget observers and key lawmakers are cautioning against panic and rash decisions amid threats to federal ...
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SNAP Benefits and Spending Cuts: What the Stopgap Bill means for benefits
Uncertainty means SNAP recipients should prepare for potential changes this year if lawmakers decide to reduce federal ...
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s vote on House GOP spending bill unclear as shutdown nears
Now it goes to the Senate, where the state’s senior senator is keeping her stance on the House GOP spending bill close to her ...
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Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E fails to stop US federal spending from hitting all-time highs
US federal spending just hit a record $603 billion in February, in spite of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...
Congress approaching deadline to prevent government shutdown
Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...