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GOP blocks Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access agency data
Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government services.ABC News - 5h -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.Wired - 2d -
Trump 'does not have the authority to abolish' USAID: Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service, a federal agency tasked with legislative research and analysis, published a Monday report declaring President Trump does not have the “authority” to abolish ...The Hill - 1d -
Want to cut government waste? Pay congressional staffers more.
The ability of our elected representatives to make optimally informed decisions about programs and budgets is constrained by the limited capabilities and numbers of congressional staff.The Hill - 1d -
Republican blocks Senate resolution in support of USAID
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) blocked a resolution in the Senate that supported the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the agency undergoes turmoil via the Trump administration. ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge Further Blocks White House Spending Freeze
The restraining order, along with a similar directive by another judge from Friday, amounted to a rebuke of the move as an overreach that likely lacked legitimate authority.The New York Times - 2d -
Democrats promise bill to block 'unlawful meddling' in Treasury systems after Musk allies gain access
Democratic leaders in both chambers on Monday vowed to introduce legislation to “stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems.” Democrats have been sounding the alarm over ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge maintains block on Trump administration's funding freeze
A group of nonprofits challenged the Trump administration's freeze on federal assistance.CBS News - 2d -
Judge extends block on Trump’s federal funding freeze
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., extended a block on President Trump’s widespread federal funding pause amid concerns the administration was still moving ahead despite two previous court orders ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats blocked from entering USAID headquarters
A group of Senate and House Democrats were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday. The Democratic lawmakers, who are opposed to ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge
A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.ABC News - 5d -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's funding freeze
A memo from the Office of Management and Budget ordering a freeze on federal assistance sparked confusion across the country earlier this week.CBS News - 5d -
Judge formally blocks Trump’s federal aid freeze
A federal judge blocked President Trump’s federal aid freeze Friday, finding that Democratic state attorneys general who sued are likely to prevail in their claims that it is illegal. U.S. ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge blocks transfer of transgender woman to men's facility
A Massachusetts judge has temporarily blocked federal prison officials from transferring an incarcerated transgender woman to a men’s facility and denying her access to gender-affirming care, as an ...The Hill - 5d -
Court blocks airline service fee disclosure rule
An appeals court blocked the Biden administration’s rule that required airlines to disclose upfront their service fees. The court said Tuesday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Transgender service members sue to block Trump order
The order would close the path for transgender troops to serve openlyABC News - Jan. 28 -
Judge blocks directive to freeze federal assistance
A memo from the White House budget office sent Monday called for a spending freeze on federal assistance beginning Tuesday night, causing chaos and confusion about the scope of the order. But just ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
A Judge Temporarily Blocked Trump’s Spending Freeze
Also, the U.S. urged its citizens to leave Congo. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
Senate Democrats block GOP's ICC sanctions bill
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
England 'blocking outside noise' - Sciver-Brunt
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt says England are "blocking the outside noise" after criticism for their Women's Ashes performances.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 28 -
England 'blocking outside noise' - Sciver-Brunt
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt says England are "blocking the outside noise" after criticism for their Women's Ashes performances.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
FA blocks Wrexham's chance to compete in Europe
The English Football Association (FA) has blocked the English Football League's Welsh clubs' plans to join a revamped Welsh League Cup next season.ESPN - Jan. 25 -
Two people dead as apartment block collapses in Turkey
Two bodies recovered from wreckage of block in city of Konya, with three other people rescued. Rescuers have pulled the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and a man believed to be her husband from under ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Nearly 150 congressional Democrats sign on to resolution condemning Paris withdrawal
A majority of the House Democratic caucus has signed on to a resolution opposing President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time. In the resolution, ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Court temporarily blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of many migrants, a major hit to one of the president’s Day 1 orders. Trump's ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Congressional negotiators say bipartisan funding deal possible this week
House negotiators on both sides said Wednesday they think a deal on a topline for fiscal 2025 spending could come as soon as this week. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), top Democrat on the House ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Conflicting accounts on congressional Republicans' approach to Trump's agenda
Trump and Vance brainstormed with top congressional Republicans on a path to execute the president’s ambitious agenda amid narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Congressional Black Caucus blasts Trump DEI action as step backward
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), one of the largest in Congress, blasted President Trump on Wednesday for rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
States sue to block Trump's birthright order
President Trump signed an executive action Monday meant to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are unauthorized migrants. More than 20 state attorneys general ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
The Congressional Review Act is a reckless tool
Resolutions of disapproval fast-track decisions by limiting public hearings and debate.The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Congressional leadership enters Trump’s inauguration
Ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, Congressional leaders entered the Capitol rotunda for the ceremony.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Progressive congressional staffers withdraw 32-hour week proposal
Progressive congressional staffers withdrew their 32-hour week proposal just a day after receiving widespread blowback from both sides of the aisle about the plan. “The letter failed to make two ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Europe Accuses China of Unfairly Blocking EU Companies
The bloc alleges discrimination in the Chinese procurement market, raising the possibility of retaliation.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Trump's return puts Medicaid on the chopping block
Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Gritters blocked in by '200 cars' in Peak District
Derbyshire County Council says it cannot grit along icy roads where cars have double parked.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Effort to unionize college athletes hits road block
The legal efforts to unionize college athletes appear to be running out of steam this month as a new Republican-led administration gets set to take over the federal agency in charge of ruling on ...ESPN - Jan. 10 -
Trump pushes court to block Smith report entirely
President-elect Trump asked an appeals court to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on both investigations into him. Trump’s filing comes after the 11th Circuit Court of ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Will Trump be able to block the release of Jack Smith’s report
President-elect Donald Trump is looking to block the release of a final report by special counsel Jack Smith in the Florida classified documents case. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard and Danny Cevallos ...NBC News - Jan. 7
