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Senate Adds Guardrails in an Effort to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills

20 août 2025 à 15:52
Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less leeway to refuse to spend federal money.

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Senator Patty Murray of Washington joined other Appropriations Committee members in a letter to Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, to protest his decision to not spend nearly $3 billion in emergency funds.

Redistricting Push Would Further Divide a Polarized Congress

17 août 2025 à 05:00
Many state delegations are already under single-party control. New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.

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Lawmakers gathered on the Texas House floor on Friday during a special session after Democrats had left the state in protest of redistricting efforts.
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